NFFTY 2009 Festival Guide

NFFTY200 9 2009 NATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR TALENTED YOUTH APRIL 24-26 WHAT IS NFFTY? The biggest and best youth film festival NFFTY 2009 Features:

· 113 FILMS MADE BY FILMMAKERS 22 AND UNDER FROM AROUND THE U.S. AND THE WORLD · FILMMAKING PANELS · CONCERTS AND PARTIES · FILMMAKERS LOUNGE

HOW TO SAY NFFTY: “NIFTY” NFFTY is presented by The Talented Youth, a Seattle non-profit arts and cultural organization. The mission of The Talented Youth is to encourage and acknowledge the accomplishments of young artists working in the visual and performing arts. We celebrate their vision through festivals and programs that showcase extraordinary talents and the compelling stories they tell.

TICKET AND PASSES: PRICES: General Film Program: $8 Panels: $5 VIP Festival Pass: $65 Opening Night Gala: $50 BUY ONLINE at NFFTY.org or at any venue during the festival

Venues:

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SIFF Cinema

Seattle Cinerama

EMP|SFM

The Vera Project

321 Mercer Street Seattle, WA 98109

2100 4th Ave Seattle, WA 98121

325 5th Avenue North Seattle, WA 98109

Warren & Republican Ave N, next to the Key Arena in Seattle Center

NFFTY200 9 2009 NATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR TALENTED YOUTH APRIL 24-26 WHAT IS NFFTY? The biggest and best youth film festival NFFTY 2009 Features:

· 113 FILMS MADE BY FILMMAKERS 22 AND UNDER FROM AROUND THE U.S. AND THE WORLD · FILMMAKING PANELS · CONCERTS AND PARTIES · FILMMAKERS LOUNGE

HOW TO SAY NFFTY: “NIFTY” NFFTY is presented by The Talented Youth, a Seattle non-profit arts and cultural organization. The mission of The Talented Youth is to encourage and acknowledge the accomplishments of young artists working in the visual and performing arts. We celebrate their vision through festivals and programs that showcase extraordinary talents and the compelling stories they tell.

TICKET AND PASSES: PRICES: General Film Program: $8 Panels: $5 VIP Festival Pass: $65 Opening Night Gala: $50 BUY ONLINE at NFFTY.org or at any venue during the festival

Venues:

1

SIFF Cinema

Seattle Cinerama

EMP|SFM

The Vera Project

321 Mercer Street Seattle, WA 98109

2100 4th Ave Seattle, WA 98121

325 5th Avenue North Seattle, WA 98109

Warren & Republican Ave N, next to the Key Arena in Seattle Center

DEAR NFFTY GUESTS, It’s hard for me to believe that NFFTY is only 3 years old. In such a short time, the tiny festival that started with a budget of $500 has evolved into a prestigious three-day festival supported by a non-profit organization with year round programming. Our growth confirms the importance of our original mission - to fill the void for an organization to support and showcase the talents and stories of the next generation of filmmakers.

May 23 – August 16, 2009

production standards. What we can’t eliminate is offset by purchasing carbon credits, as certified by carbonfund.org. You can join us in improving the environment by taking the NFFTY Earth Pledge – and as a bonus you’ll get into Sunday’s NFFTY Earth Concert for free.

After the festival, NFFTY 365 events will continue to bring you programming all year-round, including film screenings, educational opportunities, concerts, This year, NFFTY screens 113 films from 20 states and parties and much more.

8 countries – all from dedicated filmmakers 22 years I truly believe that the filmmakers who pass through of age or younger. I guarantee that the quality, diverNFFTY will be some of the world’s top directors, sity and powerful stories you can experience during writers and producers in years to come. This potential the festival will entertain and make you think and feel. comes with great responsibility for our filmmakers – a There is something for everyone, with films ranging responsibility to positively impact the world and from a 60 minute Lego stop motion film 3 years in the become not just great storytellers, but great leaders. making, to a documentary about an adopted young With the help of our sponsors, supporters, volunteers, man’s search for his birth parents, to a feature film and you the audience, that future can become a made by a local filmmaker with Hollywood stars and reality. Enjoy NFFTY 09! great production quality, to an animated retelling of Homer’s Odysseus and the Cyclops by our youngest Jesse Harris ever (age 7) filmmaker.

Executive Director

Besides the great line up of films, we also are presenting four exceptional quality filmmaking panels, thanks to our Los Angeles-based Advisory Board.

New this year is the Planet Illogica Lounge where you can get to know this year’s filmmakers, use internet portals, try out video game demos, and much more.

And for the first time ever, NFFTY 09 is a carbon neutral festival. Greenhouse gases have been reduced as much as possible by using environmentally-friendly

THE HISTORY OF NFFTY

Members See it First!

2004

Jesse and Jocelyn realize there is no full-featured youth film festival in the US to support the next 2005 generation of talented filmmakers.

Jesse’s film, Living Life, is picked They team up with Kyle Seago, up by a Los Angeles distributor and another young filmmaker, and released in theaters and on TV in others to form the National Film Europe.

Festival for Talented Youth.

2005

Organized by The Jim Henson Legacy and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in cooperation with the Henson family, The Jim Henson Company, The Muppets Studio, LLC, and Sesame Workshop. This exhibition is made possible by The Biography Channel.Additional support has been provided by The Jane Henson Foundation and Cheryl Henson. Snowths & Mahna Mahna Photo by John E. Barrett (detail). © The Muppets Studio, LLC.

Jocelyn R.C., a young aspiring filmmaker from Bellevue, Washington learns of Living Life and contacts Jesse for help breaking into filmmaking.

EMP|SFM

Experience Music Project Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame 325 5th Avenue North at Seattle Center 206.770.2700 | empsfm.org

2006

Jesse Harris makes a feature film as a 17 year-old.

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2007 NFFTY starts with a one-night festival with 14 films. The Talented Youth, a 501(c)(3) organization is formed.

2008 Our first 3-day festival with 73 films, 9 filmmaking panels and 2 concerts. NFFTY Earth and NFFTY 365 programs begin. A Los Angeles Industry Advisory Board is organized.

2009 400+ film submissions are received and NFFTY 09 screens 113 films, presents 4 filmmaking panels, 2 concerts, and a filmmaking lounge.

NFFTY is established as a carbon neutral festival. Stay tuned for much more…

DEAR NFFTY GUESTS, It’s hard for me to believe that NFFTY is only 3 years old. In such a short time, the tiny festival that started with a budget of $500 has evolved into a prestigious three-day festival supported by a non-profit organization with year round programming. Our growth confirms the importance of our original mission - to fill the void for an organization to support and showcase the talents and stories of the next generation of filmmakers.

May 23 – August 16, 2009

production standards. What we can’t eliminate is offset by purchasing carbon credits, as certified by carbonfund.org. You can join us in improving the environment by taking the NFFTY Earth Pledge – and as a bonus you’ll get into Sunday’s NFFTY Earth Concert for free.

After the festival, NFFTY 365 events will continue to bring you programming all year-round, including film screenings, educational opportunities, concerts, This year, NFFTY screens 113 films from 20 states and parties and much more.

8 countries – all from dedicated filmmakers 22 years I truly believe that the filmmakers who pass through of age or younger. I guarantee that the quality, diverNFFTY will be some of the world’s top directors, sity and powerful stories you can experience during writers and producers in years to come. This potential the festival will entertain and make you think and feel. comes with great responsibility for our filmmakers – a There is something for everyone, with films ranging responsibility to positively impact the world and from a 60 minute Lego stop motion film 3 years in the become not just great storytellers, but great leaders. making, to a documentary about an adopted young With the help of our sponsors, supporters, volunteers, man’s search for his birth parents, to a feature film and you the audience, that future can become a made by a local filmmaker with Hollywood stars and reality. Enjoy NFFTY 09! great production quality, to an animated retelling of Homer’s Odysseus and the Cyclops by our youngest Jesse Harris ever (age 7) filmmaker.

Executive Director

Besides the great line up of films, we also are presenting four exceptional quality filmmaking panels, thanks to our Los Angeles-based Advisory Board.

New this year is the Planet Illogica Lounge where you can get to know this year’s filmmakers, use internet portals, try out video game demos, and much more.

And for the first time ever, NFFTY 09 is a carbon neutral festival. Greenhouse gases have been reduced as much as possible by using environmentally-friendly

THE HISTORY OF NFFTY

Members See it First!

2004

Jesse and Jocelyn realize there is no full-featured youth film festival in the US to support the next 2005 generation of talented filmmakers.

Jesse’s film, Living Life, is picked They team up with Kyle Seago, up by a Los Angeles distributor and another young filmmaker, and released in theaters and on TV in others to form the National Film Europe.

Festival for Talented Youth.

2005

Organized by The Jim Henson Legacy and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in cooperation with the Henson family, The Jim Henson Company, The Muppets Studio, LLC, and Sesame Workshop. This exhibition is made possible by The Biography Channel.Additional support has been provided by The Jane Henson Foundation and Cheryl Henson. Snowths & Mahna Mahna Photo by John E. Barrett (detail). © The Muppets Studio, LLC.

Jocelyn R.C., a young aspiring filmmaker from Bellevue, Washington learns of Living Life and contacts Jesse for help breaking into filmmaking.

EMP|SFM

Experience Music Project Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame 325 5th Avenue North at Seattle Center 206.770.2700 | empsfm.org

2006

Jesse Harris makes a feature film as a 17 year-old.

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2007 NFFTY starts with a one-night festival with 14 films. The Talented Youth, a 501(c)(3) organization is formed.

2008 Our first 3-day festival with 73 films, 9 filmmaking panels and 2 concerts. NFFTY Earth and NFFTY 365 programs begin. A Los Angeles Industry Advisory Board is organized.

2009 400+ film submissions are received and NFFTY 09 screens 113 films, presents 4 filmmaking panels, 2 concerts, and a filmmaking lounge.

NFFTY is established as a carbon neutral festival. Stay tuned for much more…

Greetings from the Governor April 24-26, 2009

I am pleased to extend warm greetings to all of those attending the third annual National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY). Building on the success of the past two years, NFFTY’s 2009 lineup of 113 films is sure to captivate the imagination of young and old alike.

Featuring artists from 20 states and eight countries, this year’s event is a wonderful opportunity to experience the beauty and diversity of cinema. I commend NFFTY and its parent organization, The Talented Youth, for creating a venue for showcasing the work of gifted, young filmmakers from across the nation and around the world.

I encourage the young people represented here to continue pursuing their love of filmmaking with passion and excellence. Their futures are bright with possibilities, and I am confident that they will each go on to accomplish great things.

Thank you for coming, and please accept my best wishes for a memorable festival and much success in the years ahead.

T H AN K S , N F F TY.

Now we know we’re leaving the visual and performing arts in very good hands.

Sincerely,

Christine O. Gregoire Governor

Dear Film Enthusiast:

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V U L C A N

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It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2009 National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY). The City of Seattle is proud to be home to this dynamic and inspiring showcase of talent, featuring filmmakers 22-years-old and younger, throughout the United States and abroad.

In its third year, NFFTY has grown into the country’s largest youth film festival. I urge you to take advantage of this opportunity to see the work of our next generation of filmmakers. With 113 films (features, shorts, documentaries, animation and music video), filmmaking panels featuring Hollywood professionals, concerts by young musicians and other film and music related activities, there’s something for everyone.

NFFTY also gives special focus to the power of film by turning a spotlight on climate protection, social justice and world peace efforts. In addition, NFFTY, which strives to be “green” by using earth-friendly production standards, will be a carbon neutral film festival. All carbon emissions, including the flights of out-of-state attendees, will be offset by the purchase of carbon credits.

In the years to come, NFFTY has the potential to help establish Seattle as one of the premier film cities in the country. I commend the staff, volunteers, filmmakers and sponsors who have worked so hard to bring their vision to fruition.

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Sincerely,

GREG NICKELS Mayor of Seattle

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Greetings from the Governor April 24-26, 2009

I am pleased to extend warm greetings to all of those attending the third annual National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY). Building on the success of the past two years, NFFTY’s 2009 lineup of 113 films is sure to captivate the imagination of young and old alike.

Featuring artists from 20 states and eight countries, this year’s event is a wonderful opportunity to experience the beauty and diversity of cinema. I commend NFFTY and its parent organization, The Talented Youth, for creating a venue for showcasing the work of gifted, young filmmakers from across the nation and around the world.

I encourage the young people represented here to continue pursuing their love of filmmaking with passion and excellence. Their futures are bright with possibilities, and I am confident that they will each go on to accomplish great things.

Thank you for coming, and please accept my best wishes for a memorable festival and much success in the years ahead.

T H AN K S , N F F TY.

Now we know we’re leaving the visual and performing arts in very good hands.

Sincerely,

Christine O. Gregoire Governor

Dear Film Enthusiast:

W W W

.

V U L C A N

.C

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2009 National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY). The City of Seattle is proud to be home to this dynamic and inspiring showcase of talent, featuring filmmakers 22-years-old and younger, throughout the United States and abroad.

In its third year, NFFTY has grown into the country’s largest youth film festival. I urge you to take advantage of this opportunity to see the work of our next generation of filmmakers. With 113 films (features, shorts, documentaries, animation and music video), filmmaking panels featuring Hollywood professionals, concerts by young musicians and other film and music related activities, there’s something for everyone.

NFFTY also gives special focus to the power of film by turning a spotlight on climate protection, social justice and world peace efforts. In addition, NFFTY, which strives to be “green” by using earth-friendly production standards, will be a carbon neutral film festival. All carbon emissions, including the flights of out-of-state attendees, will be offset by the purchase of carbon credits.

In the years to come, NFFTY has the potential to help establish Seattle as one of the premier film cities in the country. I commend the staff, volunteers, filmmakers and sponsors who have worked so hard to bring their vision to fruition.

O M

Sincerely,

GREG NICKELS Mayor of Seattle

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Photo:Jan Klier

SPECIAL EVENTS Opening Night Gala Presented by

Volvo Cars of North America Friday April 24 | 7:30pm | Cinerama & EMP|SFM | $50

Photo:Lindsay Hutchens

A showcase of 10 outstanding short films at the magnificently refurbished Seattle Cinerama Theater, followed by a gala catered after-party at Experience Music Project, featuring performances

by Raheem Cohen and DJ Electro Wolf in Sky Church.

Raheem Cohen and DJ Electro Wolf Raheem Cohen hails from the indie music scene in Silver Lake, California. Five funky musicians (3 brothers & two friends), Raheem Cohen jams as only they can with their original, organic brand of SoulRock. The group blends rock, soul and reggae to create a unique sound that defies boundaries.

Alix · Guitar, Cameron · Drums, Matt · Guitar, Miles · Vocals, Reece · Bass.

Ticket includes admission to screening, after-party, and roundtrip shuttle bus service provided by Gray Line of Seattle between theater and party. After-party is an all ages event. Cash bar.

Closing Night Film: The Reunion of Amilia Marbleberry and Marcy Stills Sunday April 26 | 7:00pm – 8:15pm | SIFF Cinema | $8

Marcy Stills, a college student suffering from OCD, finds her life dramatically interrupted when her childhood best friend appears on her doorstep seeking to fix their relationship after ten years apart. This funny, brilliantly acted drama is a triumph of youth filmmaking.

Q+A to follow film with cast and filmmakers.

Centerpiece Film: Per fect Sport

Saturday April 25 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm | SIFF Cinema | $8 21 year-old writer/director Anthony O’Brien takes high school drama to the mat. He stars as high school wrestler, Lee Bishop, who must compete against his sister Tina’s natural talent when she decides to join the boy’s team, before personal demons and bigger issues threaten to destroy him. Also starring Gary Hudson, Jessica Rose and Stella Keitel.

Q+A to follow film with cast and filmmakers.

TakePart Film Showcase

Saturday April 25 | 5:00pm | SIFF Cinema | FREE! Participant Media, the company behind AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH; SYRIANA; GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK; DARFUR NOW; and CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR has established a social action network™ where people interested in making a difference have the ability to interact with, learn from and inform other like-minded individuals and non-profits from all over the world. Get a sneak peek at upcoming Participant film releases and see how they create film that inspires change.

Photo:Jan Klier

SPECIAL EVENTS Opening Night Gala Presented by

Volvo Cars of North America Friday April 24 | 7:30pm | Cinerama & EMP|SFM | $50

Photo:Lindsay Hutchens

A showcase of 10 outstanding short films at the magnificently refurbished Seattle Cinerama Theater, followed by a gala catered after-party at Experience Music Project, featuring performances

by Raheem Cohen and DJ Electro Wolf in Sky Church.

Raheem Cohen and DJ Electro Wolf Raheem Cohen hails from the indie music scene in Silver Lake, California. Five funky musicians (3 brothers & two friends), Raheem Cohen jams as only they can with their original, organic brand of SoulRock. The group blends rock, soul and reggae to create a unique sound that defies boundaries.

Alix · Guitar, Cameron · Drums, Matt · Guitar, Miles · Vocals, Reece · Bass.

Ticket includes admission to screening, after-party, and roundtrip shuttle bus service provided by Gray Line of Seattle between theater and party. After-party is an all ages event. Cash bar.

Closing Night Film: The Reunion of Amilia Marbleberry and Marcy Stills Sunday April 26 | 7:00pm – 8:15pm | SIFF Cinema | $8

Marcy Stills, a college student suffering from OCD, finds her life dramatically interrupted when her childhood best friend appears on her doorstep seeking to fix their relationship after ten years apart. This funny, brilliantly acted drama is a triumph of youth filmmaking.

Q+A to follow film with cast and filmmakers.

Centerpiece Film: Per fect Sport

Saturday April 25 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm | SIFF Cinema | $8 21 year-old writer/director Anthony O’Brien takes high school drama to the mat. He stars as high school wrestler, Lee Bishop, who must compete against his sister Tina’s natural talent when she decides to join the boy’s team, before personal demons and bigger issues threaten to destroy him. Also starring Gary Hudson, Jessica Rose and Stella Keitel.

Q+A to follow film with cast and filmmakers.

TakePart Film Showcase

Saturday April 25 | 5:00pm | SIFF Cinema | FREE! Participant Media, the company behind AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH; SYRIANA; GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK; DARFUR NOW; and CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR has established a social action network™ where people interested in making a difference have the ability to interact with, learn from and inform other like-minded individuals and non-profits from all over the world. Get a sneak peek at upcoming Participant film releases and see how they create film that inspires change.

Go Green with the Motorola Renew!

A GREENER FESTIVAL AND FILMS TO CREATE A BETTER EARTH

WHAT WE DO Special recognition given during NFFTY to films that have environmental, social justice, or peace issues at their core.

Submissions outreach to international youth, environmental and social justice organizations.

The MotorolaTM Renew is a breakthrough in environmentally responsible design:

Carbon Neutral Film Festival including program guides printed with soy inks on 100% recycled paper (50% post consumer waste) by a local printer.

All festival venues are within walking distance of each other, eliminating excess driving.

Raising environmental and social justice awareness through educational displays and presentations at the festival.

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0% Carbon, 100% Entertainment, NFFTY 2009 is a carbon neutral film festival

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? When people fly or drive to NFFTY or we do anything that uses energy, it puts greenhouse gases in the form of carbon monoxide into the environment.

WHAT DO WE DO?

First, NFFTY starts by reducing our carbon emissions as much as possible. That includes using local FSC certified printers who use soy inks and post consumer waste paper, utilizing paper-less film submission, and continually thinking of and implementing ways to be more green during the planning and production of our festival.

Then, we buy carbon credits to offset what we can’t eliminate on our own. Carbon credits invest in carbon-reducing projects such as renewable energy, energy efficiency and reforestation projects.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

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Do your part to reduce your carbon footprint. Take the NFFTY Earth Pledge during the festival to live a greener life and you will receive a special pass to get into the NFFTY Earth Concert Sunday at noon at The Vera Project plus get a free burrito from Chipotle!

SUPPORT NFFTY EARTH BUY THE NFFTY EARTH BENEFIT CD - ONLY $7 Available in the SIFF Cinema lobby and the Planet Illogica Lounge at EMP|SFM all weekend long

The CD features 13 tracks from artists 22 and under from across the US.

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Artists: Catacomb Kid, Jubala, Cazz, Peachy Keene, The Depreciation Guild,The Nextdoor Neighbors, Ben Fisher, Vanilla Furs, Pounders, Samantha Behymar, Effigy, Hntr Gthrr and Raheem Cohen.

THANKS TO ALL THE ARTISTS FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF NFFTY EARTH! POWERED BY T-MOBILE & MOTOROLA

See store or sales associate for details. MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. © Motorola, Inc. 2009. All rights reserved. T-Mobile and the magenta color are federally registered trademarks of Deutsche Telekom AG. © 2009 T-Mobile USA, Inc.

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Go Green with the Motorola Renew!

A GREENER FESTIVAL AND FILMS TO CREATE A BETTER EARTH

WHAT WE DO Special recognition given during NFFTY to films that have environmental, social justice, or peace issues at their core.

Submissions outreach to international youth, environmental and social justice organizations.

The MotorolaTM Renew is a breakthrough in environmentally responsible design:

Carbon Neutral Film Festival including program guides printed with soy inks on 100% recycled paper (50% post consumer waste) by a local printer.

All festival venues are within walking distance of each other, eliminating excess driving.

Raising environmental and social justice awareness through educational displays and presentations at the festival.

… )PVTJOȦ NBEF PG QMBTUJDT UIBU DPOUBJO SFDZDMFE XBUFS CPUUMFT … $FSUJ¾FE $BSCPOGSFFTM CZ $BSCPO'VOE PSȦ … 1BDLBȦJOȦ JT SFDZDMBCMF BOE NBEF GSPN SFDZDMFE NBUFSJBMT … 6Q UP IPVST PG UBML UJNF

0% Carbon, 100% Entertainment, NFFTY 2009 is a carbon neutral film festival

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? When people fly or drive to NFFTY or we do anything that uses energy, it puts greenhouse gases in the form of carbon monoxide into the environment.

WHAT DO WE DO?

First, NFFTY starts by reducing our carbon emissions as much as possible. That includes using local FSC certified printers who use soy inks and post consumer waste paper, utilizing paper-less film submission, and continually thinking of and implementing ways to be more green during the planning and production of our festival.

Then, we buy carbon credits to offset what we can’t eliminate on our own. Carbon credits invest in carbon-reducing projects such as renewable energy, energy efficiency and reforestation projects.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

$IFDL PVU UIF NEW Motorola Renew JO UIF NBJO GFTUJWBM MPCCZ PS BU ZPVS MPDBM 5 .PCJMF® 4UPSF

Do your part to reduce your carbon footprint. Take the NFFTY Earth Pledge during the festival to live a greener life and you will receive a special pass to get into the NFFTY Earth Concert Sunday at noon at The Vera Project plus get a free burrito from Chipotle!

SUPPORT NFFTY EARTH BUY THE NFFTY EARTH BENEFIT CD - ONLY $7 Available in the SIFF Cinema lobby and the Planet Illogica Lounge at EMP|SFM all weekend long

The CD features 13 tracks from artists 22 and under from across the US.

0G¾DJBM (SFFO 4QPOTPST PG

Artists: Catacomb Kid, Jubala, Cazz, Peachy Keene, The Depreciation Guild, The Nextdoor Neighbors, Ben Fisher, Vanilla Furs, Pounders, Samantha Behymar, Effigy, Hntr Gthrr and Raheem Cohen.

THANKS TO ALL THE ARTISTS FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF NFFTY EARTH! POWERED BY T-MOBILE & MOTOROLA

See store or sales associate for details. MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. © Motorola, Inc. 2009. All rights reserved. T-Mobile and the magenta color are federally registered trademarks of Deutsche Telekom AG. © 2009 T-Mobile USA, Inc.

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N F F T Y 2 0 0 9 F I L M M A K I N G PA N E L S Whether you’re a young filmmaker just getting started or a seasoned veteran, there are learning opportunities for everyone with our extraordinary filmmaking panels.

Panels are $5 – Space is extremely limited, please reserve your space at NFFTY.org

M O D E R AT O R & PA N E L I S T B I O S

THE FILMMAKER AS DEALMAKER

JOHN D. MAATTA - CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, THE CW John D. Maatta was named Chief Operating Officer of The CW on January 24, 2006, overseeing the network’s business operations, including sales, business affairs, network distribution, legal, finance and human resources.

Prior to The CW, Maatta served as the Chief Operating Officer for The WB, a position he held since September 2005. As COO of The WB, Maatta served as the network’s General Counsel, as well as having direct oversight of all business and operations departments, such as business affairs, finance, network distribution, which included The WB 100+ station group, technology, legal, research, network operations, broadcast standards and human resources.

The CW represents the second network Maatta has been involved with from the early stages. In 1993, he earned the distinction of becoming The WB’s very first employee, making many of the initial distribution deals. Maatta has been in the Warner Bros. family since 1986 when he joined Lorimar Telepictures Corporation as legal counsel. At Lorimar, he rose to Vice President, Business Affairs, and subsequently at Warner Bros. Television, Maatta held the positions of Senior Attorney and Vice President and Senior Attorney, before joining The WB. Prior to Lorimar, Maatta was a trial lawyer in San Francisco.

Dave Phillips Dave Phillips is President & CEO of Corner of The Sky Entertainment, a film & television production company based in Los Angeles whose goal is to produce quality entertainment that touches and teaches.

A native of New England, Dave was first smitten by showbiz after seeing Pippin on Broadway at the age of 12. After graduating Duke University, a chance meeting with film executive Strauss Zelnick inspired him to venture out west to enroll at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management as a way to attempt to join Hollywood or get it out of his system. Problem was, it got him in deeper, so upon graduation Dave became the only one in his MBA class to join a large talent agency’s mailroom for $200 a week.

Dave quickly began to sign clients and was soon recruited to be a motion picture agent at the famed William Morris Agency. In his first year, he auctioned off over 14 scripts including While You Were Sleeping, Hoop Dreams, 50 First Dates, Sleepless in Seattle, Like Mike, & Jack and was named to The Hollywood Reporter’s first “Next Generation” issue as one of the entertainment industry’s top executives to watch under the age of 30.

Desiring to be closer to making movies and not just deals, Dave accepted an offer from John Davis to join him producing at 20th Century Fox. The first project Dave set up was Pippin, from which creator Stephen Schwartz allowed use of the song Corner of The Sky as Dave’s company’s namesake. Soon Dave set up Good Luck Chuck starring Jessica Alba and sold Passion of the Ark to Sony in the largest screenplay auction for unproduced writers which became the basis for Evan Almighty which Universal Pictures asked him to Executive Produce.

Saturday April 25 | 11:00am – 12:30pm | JBL Theater at EMP|SFM The Panel will consist of highly-experienced entertainment attorneys and film executives with first-hand knowledge of the business and legal dynamics that impact every filmmaker. Practical and focused, the panel will offer insights and guidance to the young filmmaker on numerous mission-critical areas, such as: · The highly specialized roles of the entertainment attorney, agent, and manager · Entertainment law basics—What you need to know and what you need to do · How to protect an idea while exploiting an idea · Obtaining film distribution · How to break into the entertainment business as a young creative MODERATORS: JOHN D. MAATTA, JESSE ROSENBLATT

“WHAT’S LEFT TO SAY?” THE SOCIAL VALUE OF FILMMAKING Saturday April 25 | 3:00pm – 4:30pm | JBL Theater at EMP|SFM Do you know what your next project will be about?

Are you telling a story that will truly have impact on people, beyond the confines of the movie theater? Does your plot represent a fun hour or two of escapism, or the building blocks for improving the world we live in? Or both? Community leaders, producers and activists around the country team up to challenge filmmakers to make films, both narrative and documentary, based on real life issues. This panel promises to be an inspiring and controversial event, which may well motivate you to think twice about your career choices. Scheduled panelists will also present opportunities for future filmmaking projects.

MODERATOR: NICHOLAS DE WOLFF PANELISTS: JERI RAMOS, LARRY EASON, ANDREW HIMES, BONNIE BENJAMIN

JESSE ROSENBL ATT

THE ART OF STORYTELLING

Jesse Rosenblatt is the founder of the Law Office of Jesse Rosenblatt, PLLC. He has over 10 years experience working and negotiating with many of the most powerful players in the entertainment industry.

He specializes in entertainment, communications and media transactional issues but also handles corporate, LLC and other business matters, employment/independent contractor/personal services agreements, intellectual property agreements, and various general legal matters and transactions.

Immediately prior to forming the Law Office of Jesse Rosenblatt, Mr. Rosenblatt served as Vice President of International Business & Legal Affairs for The Weinstein Company, where he advised and counseled the President of International on a day-to-day basis as to the issues and concerns across International acquisitions, sales, distribution, marketing/promotions and delivery/servicing departments. In his capacity as Vice President, Mr. Rosenblatt was head of the team in charge of negotiating, structuring and drafting agreements relating to worldwide licensing of distribution rights for the company-wide slate of award winning motion pictures and television productions, across all media and formats. As part of his duties, he was responsible for single title and film library acquisitions, cofinancings, production financing matters and related transactions. He also served as international sales agent, procuring and negotiating distribution agreements for production entities of various motion pictures at Cannes and the American Film Market.

Before joining The Weinstein Company, Mr. Rosenblatt served as Senior Associate of the Entertainment, Media and Communications group with the law firm of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton in their Los Angeles and New York offices. His practice focused on transactional entertainment, advertising and promotions matters, representing Paramount, Sony Pictures, DreamWorks, Focus Features, Lions Gate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Yahoo!, Comcast, Cisco, ESPN and Bunim-Murray Productions.

Sunday April 26 | 11:00am – 12:30pm | JBL Theater at EMP|SFM Planet Illogica presents, “The Art of Storytelling” featuring Little Big Planet. This guest hosted event/workshop will explore the creative potential of Sony Playstation’s, Little Big Planet, and will be the official announcement of the Little Big Planet/NFFTY filmmakers contest. Selected winners will have their LBP levels showcased on the Patch in LBP and will win a Playstation Prize Package.

PANELISTS: SECRET

THE SOUND OF THE STORY – THE POWER OF MUSIC IN FILM Sunday April 26 | 3:00pm – 4:30pm | Learning Lab at EMP|SFM A seminar in film composing, getting songs for your films, and the impact that music can have on a story, and vice versa.

MODERATORS: BRIAN LANGSBARD, JUSTIN MELLAND, KAREN AHMED, JOSH ROSENFELD

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N F F T Y 2 0 0 9 F I L M M A K I N G PA N E L S Whether you’re a young filmmaker just getting started or a seasoned veteran, there are learning opportunities for everyone with our extraordinary filmmaking panels.

Panels are $5 – Space is extremely limited, please reserve your space at NFFTY.org

M O D E R AT O R & PA N E L I S T B I O S

THE FILMMAKER AS DEALMAKER

JOHN D. MAATTA - CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, THE CW John D. Maatta was named Chief Operating Officer of The CW on January 24, 2006, overseeing the network’s business operations, including sales, business affairs, network distribution, legal, finance and human resources.

Prior to The CW, Maatta served as the Chief Operating Officer for The WB, a position he held since September 2005. As COO of The WB, Maatta served as the network’s General Counsel, as well as having direct oversight of all business and operations departments, such as business affairs, finance, network distribution, which included The WB 100+ station group, technology, legal, research, network operations, broadcast standards and human resources.

The CW represents the second network Maatta has been involved with from the early stages. In 1993, he earned the distinction of becoming The WB’s very first employee, making many of the initial distribution deals. Maatta has been in the Warner Bros. family since 1986 when he joined Lorimar Telepictures Corporation as legal counsel. At Lorimar, he rose to Vice President, Business Affairs, and subsequently at Warner Bros. Television, Maatta held the positions of Senior Attorney and Vice President and Senior Attorney, before joining The WB. Prior to Lorimar, Maatta was a trial lawyer in San Francisco.

Dave Phillips Dave Phillips is President & CEO of Corner of The Sky Entertainment, a film & television production company based in Los Angeles whose goal is to produce quality entertainment that touches and teaches.

A native of New England, Dave was first smitten by showbiz after seeing Pippin on Broadway at the age of 12. After graduating Duke University, a chance meeting with film executive Strauss Zelnick inspired him to venture out west to enroll at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management as a way to attempt to join Hollywood or get it out of his system. Problem was, it got him in deeper, so upon graduation Dave became the only one in his MBA class to join a large talent agency’s mailroom for $200 a week.

Dave quickly began to sign clients and was soon recruited to be a motion picture agent at the famed William Morris Agency. In his first year, he auctioned off over 14 scripts including While You Were Sleeping, Hoop Dreams, 50 First Dates, Sleepless in Seattle, Like Mike, & Jack and was named to The Hollywood Reporter’s first “Next Generation” issue as one of the entertainment industry’s top executives to watch under the age of 30.

Desiring to be closer to making movies and not just deals, Dave accepted an offer from John Davis to join him producing at 20th Century Fox. The first project Dave set up was Pippin, from which creator Stephen Schwartz allowed use of the song Corner of The Sky as Dave’s company’s namesake. Soon Dave set up Good Luck Chuck starring Jessica Alba and sold Passion of the Ark to Sony in the largest screenplay auction for unproduced writers which became the basis for Evan Almighty which Universal Pictures asked him to Executive Produce.

Saturday April 25 | 11:00am – 12:30pm | JBL Theater at EMP|SFM The Panel will consist of highly-experienced entertainment attorneys and film executives with first-hand knowledge of the business and legal dynamics that impact every filmmaker. Practical and focused, the panel will offer insights and guidance to the young filmmaker on numerous mission-critical areas, such as: · The highly specialized roles of the entertainment attorney, agent, and manager · Entertainment law basics—What you need to know and what you need to do · How to protect an idea while exploiting an idea · Obtaining film distribution · How to break into the entertainment business as a young creative MODERATORS: JOHN D. MAATTA, JESSE ROSENBLATT

“WHAT’S LEFT TO SAY?” THE SOCIAL VALUE OF FILMMAKING Saturday April 25 | 3:00pm – 4:30pm | JBL Theater at EMP|SFM Do you know what your next project will be about?

Are you telling a story that will truly have impact on people, beyond the confines of the movie theater? Does your plot represent a fun hour or two of escapism, or the building blocks for improving the world we live in? Or both? Community leaders, producers and activists around the country team up to challenge filmmakers to make films, both narrative and documentary, based on real life issues. This panel promises to be an inspiring and controversial event, which may well motivate you to think twice about your career choices. Scheduled panelists will also present opportunities for future filmmaking projects.

MODERATOR: NICHOLAS DE WOLFF PANELISTS: JERI RAMOS, LARRY EASON, ANDREW HIMES, BONNIE BENJAMIN

JESSE ROSENBL ATT

THE ART OF STORYTELLING

Jesse Rosenblatt is the founder of the Law Office of Jesse Rosenblatt, PLLC. He has over 10 years experience working and negotiating with many of the most powerful players in the entertainment industry.

He specializes in entertainment, communications and media transactional issues but also handles corporate, LLC and other business matters, employment/independent contractor/personal services agreements, intellectual property agreements, and various general legal matters and transactions.

Immediately prior to forming the Law Office of Jesse Rosenblatt, Mr. Rosenblatt served as Vice President of International Business & Legal Affairs for The Weinstein Company, where he advised and counseled the President of International on a day-to-day basis as to the issues and concerns across International acquisitions, sales, distribution, marketing/promotions and delivery/servicing departments. In his capacity as Vice President, Mr. Rosenblatt was head of the team in charge of negotiating, structuring and drafting agreements relating to worldwide licensing of distribution rights for the company-wide slate of award winning motion pictures and television productions, across all media and formats. As part of his duties, he was responsible for single title and film library acquisitions, cofinancings, production financing matters and related transactions. He also served as international sales agent, procuring and negotiating distribution agreements for production entities of various motion pictures at Cannes and the American Film Market.

Before joining The Weinstein Company, Mr. Rosenblatt served as Senior Associate of the Entertainment, Media and Communications group with the law firm of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton in their Los Angeles and New York offices. His practice focused on transactional entertainment, advertising and promotions matters, representing Paramount, Sony Pictures, DreamWorks, Focus Features, Lions Gate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Yahoo!, Comcast, Cisco, ESPN and Bunim-Murray Productions.

Sunday April 26 | 11:00am – 12:30pm | JBL Theater at EMP|SFM Planet Illogica presents, “The Art of Storytelling” featuring Little Big Planet. This guest hosted event/workshop will explore the creative potential of Sony Playstation’s, Little Big Planet, and will be the official announcement of the Little Big Planet/NFFTY filmmakers contest. Selected winners will have their LBP levels showcased on the Patch in LBP and will win a Playstation Prize Package.

PANELISTS: SECRET

THE SOUND OF THE STORY – THE POWER OF MUSIC IN FILM Sunday April 26 | 3:00pm – 4:30pm | Learning Lab at EMP|SFM A seminar in film composing, getting songs for your films, and the impact that music can have on a story, and vice versa.

MODERATORS: BRIAN LANGSBARD, JUSTIN MELLAND, KAREN AHMED, JOSH ROSENFELD

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JEFF DAVIDSON

Los Angeles Performing Arts Festival, McKinsey & Company, NPR affiliate KCRW-FM, and the Screen Actors Guild, among others.

Jeff Davidson is a film producer and production executive with Until recently, de Wolff served as a Chief Marketing Officer at experience in motion pictures, television series, commercials, and Thomson, one of the world’s largest media and entertainment digital media. He most recently was the Chief Operating Officer technology providers. Previously, he was Vice President and Group of Honeyshed.com, an innovative on-line video shopping site, Creative Director of Dream Theatre, a leading digital marketing a venture of Paris-based Publicis Groupe. Prior to Honeyshed, and production studio. There, he produced some of the earliest Davidson was a senior production executive for Valhalla Motion interactive productions for clients including Disney, the Jim Henson Pictures where he oversaw production of The Hulk, Aeon Flux, Company and Sony, and his work received Promax awards for and The Punisher. As a producer and line producer, Davidson has creative direction and production. worked with some of Hollywood’s most prolific directors, including His professional affiliations include serving as a founding Governor Doug Liman (Bourne Identity, Mr. & Mrs. Smith), Adam Shankman of the Producers Guild of America’s New Media Council. He is also (Hairspray, The Pacifier), Mark Waters (Mean Girls, Freaky Friday), a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and has and Todd Haynes (Safe, Far From Heaven). He is presently produc- served several times on the jury for the Primetime Emmy Awards. ing Seniors at Twentieth-Century Fox with comedy group Whitest Kids You Know. Davidson has a BFA in Film and Television from JERI RAMOS New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and a MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Regional Vice President, American Lung Association of California Peter Trinh – ICM Jeri has worked in the nonprofit sector for nearly 20 years, with Mr. Trinh started his career in the entertainment business working expertise in fundraising, organizational management, and corpoat The Burstein Company, an artist management company, and rate and community development. Prior to her current role with then moved to TV production at G4 TV, the channel devoted to the American Lung Association, she served as Senior Vice President video games. From there, Mr. Trinh was accepted into the agent for the American Heart Association’s Western States Affiliate, trainee program at International Creative Management. He worked overseeing all fundraising and management of the organization’s his way up from the mailroom and was an assistant in the talent youth market programs; Director of Corporate Development for City department as well as the independent film division before being Year, an emerging nonprofit focused on empowering young adults promoted. Today, Mr. Trinh works in ICM’s International and to impact successful initiatives in communities; the American Red Independent Film division helping to package creative and financial Cross; and the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalelements to film projects as well as helping to arrange distribumology. tion deals for independent films. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in www.alac.org Business Economics and a Bachelor of Science in Physiological Sciences from the University of California - Los Angeles.

L ARRY EASON Lorin Brennan Board Chair - Healthy Child Healthy World, and Senior Vice Lorin Brennan is a licensed California attorney specializing in President – Virilion international intellectual property law. He is a principle in Gray Larry brings to the Healthy Child board a lifelong commitment Matter LLC, a firm that publishes software for international intellectual property rights licensing, which he co-founded in 1999. Mr. to the environment and to improving the lives of children. Prior Brennan also maintains a separate law practice for selected clients. to joining Virilion, he spent nearly two decades working with Mr. Brennan received his B.A. in Mathematics from U.C. Santa Cruz nonprofit organizations and political campaigns where he brought his innovative problem solving to organizational strategy, staff in 1974. In 1977, he graduated from U.C. Hastings College of the training and staff management. Larry has always had a passion for Law, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of Comm/Ent: A Journal of preserving the environment, leading campaigns on climate change, Communications and Entertainment Law. He was admitted to the banning dangerous pesticides, reducing pollution and preserving California Bar that same year. wilderness. www.healthychild.org In 1983, Mr. Brennan joined Lorimar Productions as Director Bryan Stamp of Distribution Legal and Business Affairs. In 1988, he became Creative Executive, Documentaries – Participant Media Vice-President, Business Affairs for Carolco Pictures where he Bryan Stamp joined Participant Media in January 2006. Bryan continued until 1995. During this time, Mr. Brennan worked on works closely with filmmakers and Participant’s internal Marketing production, distribution and financing for such hits as Dallas, and Social Action departments on the company’s slate of feature Falcon Crest, Terminator II, Cliffhanger, Red Heat and A River Runs documentary projects, as well as managing various research Through It, among many others.In 1985, Mr. Brennan was elected Vice-Chair, Secretary, of the American Film Marketing Association, projects and serving as a liaison to many domestic and international film festivals. now renamed the Independent Film and Television Alliance. He At Participant he has worked on the Academy Award® winning An was elected for 5 consecutive terms, serving until 1996. From Inconvenient Truth, Angels in the Dust, Jimmy Carter Man from 1995 through 1999, Mr. Brennan was President of the Independent Plains, Darfur Now, Chicago 10, Standard Operating Procedure, and Producers Association, a trade association affiliated with IFTA, which represented independent movie producers in labor relations the upcoming releases Pressure Cooker, Food, Inc. and Casino Jack: The United States of Money, directed by Academy Award® winner matters.

Alex Gibney.

Prior to working at Participant, Bryan worked at Hyde Park NICHOL AS DE WOLFF Entertainment where he contributed to such films as Walking Tall, Chair, Advisory Board, The Talented Youth.

Shopgirl and Premonition. His first job in the industry was as a Nicholas de Wolff has built a career of helping to build companies production assistant on the Newman Scoring Stage on the Fox lot. and brands. He has been responsible for launching, relaunching, www.participantmedia.com refining, or otherwise helping to improve the market position of such entities as Calvin Klein, Lexus, Technicolor, RCA, Grass Valley, ANDREW HIMES Aramis, MPC, Screenvision, Johnson & Johnson, FX Networks, Writer, philanthropist, technologist, nonprofit entrepreneur, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Playhouse Disney, The Indonesian Government, Fashion Acts, Truefitt & Hill, The National Film Festival educational activist for Talented Youth, Chicago’s Shakespeare On The Lake Festival, The Himes joined the technology revolution in the 80s when he founded

and edited a Macintosh programmers’ journal and wrote books and articles about the technologies that would evolve into the Internet in the 90s: multimedia authoring, hypertext systems, and scripting languages. He co-founded the Microsoft Developer Network and then led the first web site development team at Microsoft in the early 90s. In 2000, Himes founded Project Alchemy, which provided technology assistance to grassroots organizations working for social change in low income communities and communities of color. In 2003 Himes was co-founder of Poets Against the War, and in 2004 produced Voices in Wartime, a documentary film, Anthology, and extensive curricula focused on using poetry and story-telling by war’s witnesses to help students understand the human experience and trauma of war. He founded the Voices Education Project and now serves on its board. In 2008 Himes was a key organizer for the Seeds of Compassion event that brought the Dalai Lama and other leaders to Seattle, and is a co-founder of the Compassionate Action Movement. He is the author of a forthcoming book: War, Justice, and Fundamentalism. www.voiceseducation.org

BONNIE BENJAMIN-PHARISS Director, Documentary Productions, Vulcan Productions Bonnie Benjamin-Phariss came to Vulcan Productions in 2000 and oversees its film and television documentary projects. Under her management, Vulcan Productions won a Grammy Award for No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, a Peabody Award for Black Sky: The Race for Space (a co-production with the Discovery Channel), Emmy and Grammy Awards for the seven-part series Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues, and a Wildscreen Panda Award for the four-part environmental series Strange Days On Planet Earth (a co-production with National Geographic), and an Emmy for the six-part series about global health, Rx for Survival (a co-production with WGBH). Additional productions include Judgment Day: Intelligent Deisgn on Trial, the concert film Lightning in a Bottle, Black Sky: Winning The X Prize (a co-production with the Discovery Channel), and the series Evolution (a co-production with WGBH).

Before her seven years with Disney, Benjamin-Phariss worked as an independent on productions in San Francisco and New York.

She also served as director of research and development for public affairs programming for WNET in New York, working on productions including Mandela: Free at Last, Intifada: The Palestinians and Israel, and public affairs local programming. Benjamin-Phariss was also a science reporter for the nine-part series The Mind, and a science researcher for the eight-part PBS series The Brain.

to be one of MLB’s premiere ‘go-to guys’ for original music, and whether he is composing stirring emotional fanfare for sold out stadium crowds or gut-wrenching, nail-biting thriller music for the perpetually addictive Oxygen series Snapped, Brian finds himself continually challenged and rewarded by the creative nature of his job and the lure of what may come next.

JUSTIN MELL AND Composer Justin Melland’s ability to rapidly create rich, poignant music and his masterful command over a wide array of musical styles has quickly placed him among today’s most sought after film composers. After finishing his Master’s Degree in music composition at UCLA and UC Berkeley, one of his first composing positions was to write an original score for “The Death of Kevin Carter, Casualty of the Bang Bang Club” which was nominated in 2006 for an Oscar® by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and is distributed by HBO. With over 30 feature and documentary film credits to his name, Justin has become known for his wonderfully eclectic scores and his constant use of LA’s finest studio musicians, which always elevate his music to the highest level of quality. While spending a great deal of time scoring films in Hollywood, Justin also creates his own autonomous music both for recording and live performance. His style has an emotional, edgy and mysterious quality that employs a fusion of modern rhythms, unique guitars, and an arsenal of orchestral and ambient electronic textures. He also works very closely with world renowned photographer and art film maker Aaron Hawks scoring his truly unique works. Justin creates his scores at his studio in Venice, Ca.

KAREN AHMED As the Creative Director of Sting and The Police’s music publishing catalogue Karen licensed music for all media uses and was responsible for an additional catalogue of thousands of compositions and masters. She is a creative executive with 15 years experience in the music industry and was VP, A&R at Warner Music/ Rhino Records where she produced and marketed CDs, boxed sets, anthologies and DVD releases for established platinum artists.

Karen is currently working and living in Seattle and consulting with licensing, media and gaming companies.

JOSH ROSENFELD – PRESIDENT OF BARSUK RECORDS

Pronounced bar-SUKE by those in the know (it’s a Russian word that means ‘badger,’ and is the name of the dog that appears in the BRIAN L ANGSBARD label’s logo)--is perhaps most recognized for having put out the As a young teenager growing up in L.A. with a strong passion for first several albums by Death Cab for Cutie, the last of which, the film music, Brian Langsbard began his criminal career by sneaking classic Transatlanticism (2003), is one of very few indie albums to on to the studio lots of Warner Brothers and Sony pictures just to have sold the half-million copies required to be certified Gold in the make his way to the scoring stage where he would blend in to the United States, and which, along with the three other DCfC studio background as masters like Jerry Goldsmith and Alan Sylvestri albums and a handful of EP and archival releases in the Barsuk conducted their scores. Little did he know that it wouldn’t be long catalog, continues to be a touchstone of Northwest indie rock. before Brian was conducting his own score at Paramount’s stage Death Cab’s success both on and off the indie, however, is hardly ‘M’ for Batman: the Animated Series which he started working on the only noteworthy musical achievement from Barsuk’s nearly immediately after graduating from the Eastman School of Music.

10-year history, during which the label has released music by a As the Batman series came to an end Brian began working for startling array of many of the most acclaimed artists in indiedom, composer Joel McNeely and worked as a MIDI orchestrator for including Nada Surf, Menomena, Mates of State, The Long Winters, Joel on numerous projects including Air Force One which Joel John Vanderslice, Jesse Sykes, They Might Be Giants, Rocky co-composed with Jerry Goldsmith. (Finally, Brian found himself Votolato, and Rilo Kiley, alongside a handful of younger bands such legitimately working at a scoring stage with Jerry Goldsmith on the as Viva Voce, What Made Milwaukee Famous, Aqueduct, Smoosh, podium.) and others. Not bad for a label started as a hobby that remains to It wasn’t long before Brian was working on his own TV shows this day entirely independently owned and operated, outside the (City Confidential), and, under representation from CAA, was financial influence of the major label system. scoring feature films. Soon after, Brian began to compose music for a number of Major League Baseball Productions’ TV ventures.

MLB then decided to have Brian write music for their ‘on-field’ ceremonies at the World Series and All Star games. Brian continues

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JEFF DAVIDSON

Los Angeles Performing Arts Festival, McKinsey & Company, NPR affiliate KCRW-FM, and the Screen Actors Guild, among others.

Jeff Davidson is a film producer and production executive with Until recently, de Wolff served as a Chief Marketing Officer at experience in motion pictures, television series, commercials, and Thomson, one of the world’s largest media and entertainment digital media. He most recently was the Chief Operating Officer technology providers. Previously, he was Vice President and Group of Honeyshed.com, an innovative on-line video shopping site, Creative Director of Dream Theatre, a leading digital marketing a venture of Paris-based Publicis Groupe. Prior to Honeyshed, and production studio. There, he produced some of the earliest Davidson was a senior production executive for Valhalla Motion interactive productions for clients including Disney, the Jim Henson Pictures where he oversaw production of The Hulk, Aeon Flux, Company and Sony, and his work received Promax awards for and The Punisher. As a producer and line producer, Davidson has creative direction and production. worked with some of Hollywood’s most prolific directors, including His professional affiliations include serving as a founding Governor Doug Liman (Bourne Identity, Mr. & Mrs. Smith), Adam Shankman of the Producers Guild of America’s New Media Council. He is also (Hairspray, The Pacifier), Mark Waters (Mean Girls, Freaky Friday), a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and has and Todd Haynes (Safe, Far From Heaven). He is presently produc- served several times on the jury for the Primetime Emmy Awards. ing Seniors at Twentieth-Century Fox with comedy group Whitest Kids You Know. Davidson has a BFA in Film and Television from JERI RAMOS New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and a MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Regional Vice President, American Lung Association of California Peter Trinh – ICM Jeri has worked in the nonprofit sector for nearly 20 years, with Mr. Trinh started his career in the entertainment business working expertise in fundraising, organizational management, and corpoat The Burstein Company, an artist management company, and rate and community development. Prior to her current role with then moved to TV production at G4 TV, the channel devoted to the American Lung Association, she served as Senior Vice President video games. From there, Mr. Trinh was accepted into the agent for the American Heart Association’s Western States Affiliate, trainee program at International Creative Management. He worked overseeing all fundraising and management of the organization’s his way up from the mailroom and was an assistant in the talent youth market programs; Director of Corporate Development for City department as well as the independent film division before being Year, an emerging nonprofit focused on empowering young adults promoted. Today, Mr. Trinh works in ICM’s International and to impact successful initiatives in communities; the American Red Independent Film division helping to package creative and financial Cross; and the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalelements to film projects as well as helping to arrange distribumology. tion deals for independent films. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in www.alac.org Business Economics and a Bachelor of Science in Physiological Sciences from the University of California - Los Angeles.

L ARRY EASON Lorin Brennan Board Chair - Healthy Child Healthy World, and Senior Vice Lorin Brennan is a licensed California attorney specializing in President – Virilion international intellectual property law. He is a principle in Gray Larry brings to the Healthy Child board a lifelong commitment Matter LLC, a firm that publishes software for international intellectual property rights licensing, which he co-founded in 1999. Mr. to the environment and to improving the lives of children. Prior Brennan also maintains a separate law practice for selected clients. to joining Virilion, he spent nearly two decades working with Mr. Brennan received his B.A. in Mathematics from U.C. Santa Cruz nonprofit organizations and political campaigns where he brought his innovative problem solving to organizational strategy, staff in 1974. In 1977, he graduated from U.C. Hastings College of the training and staff management. Larry has always had a passion for Law, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of Comm/Ent: A Journal of preserving the environment, leading campaigns on climate change, Communications and Entertainment Law. He was admitted to the banning dangerous pesticides, reducing pollution and preserving California Bar that same year. wilderness. www.healthychild.org In 1983, Mr. Brennan joined Lorimar Productions as Director Bryan Stamp of Distribution Legal and Business Affairs. In 1988, he became Creative Executive, Documentaries – Participant Media Vice-President, Business Affairs for Carolco Pictures where he Bryan Stamp joined Participant Media in January 2006. Bryan continued until 1995. During this time, Mr. Brennan worked on works closely with filmmakers and Participant’s internal Marketing production, distribution and financing for such hits as Dallas, and Social Action departments on the company’s slate of feature Falcon Crest, Terminator II, Cliffhanger, Red Heat and A River Runs documentary projects, as well as managing various research Through It, among many others.In 1985, Mr. Brennan was elected Vice-Chair, Secretary, of the American Film Marketing Association, projects and serving as a liaison to many domestic and international film festivals. now renamed the Independent Film and Television Alliance. He At Participant he has worked on the Academy Award® winning An was elected for 5 consecutive terms, serving until 1996. From Inconvenient Truth, Angels in the Dust, Jimmy Carter Man from 1995 through 1999, Mr. Brennan was President of the Independent Plains, Darfur Now, Chicago 10, Standard Operating Procedure, and Producers Association, a trade association affiliated with IFTA, which represented independent movie producers in labor relations the upcoming releases Pressure Cooker, Food, Inc. and Casino Jack: The United States of Money, directed by Academy Award® winner matters.

Alex Gibney.

Prior to working at Participant, Bryan worked at Hyde Park NICHOL AS DE WOLFF Entertainment where he contributed to such films as Walking Tall, Chair, Advisory Board, The Talented Youth.

Shopgirl and Premonition. His first job in the industry was as a Nicholas de Wolff has built a career of helping to build companies production assistant on the Newman Scoring Stage on the Fox lot. and brands. He has been responsible for launching, relaunching, www.participantmedia.com refining, or otherwise helping to improve the market position of such entities as Calvin Klein, Lexus, Technicolor, RCA, Grass Valley, ANDREW HIMES Aramis, MPC, Screenvision, Johnson & Johnson, FX Networks, Writer, philanthropist, technologist, nonprofit entrepreneur, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Playhouse Disney, The Indonesian Government, Fashion Acts, Truefitt & Hill, The National Film Festival educational activist for Talented Youth, Chicago’s Shakespeare On The Lake Festival, The Himes joined the technology revolution in the 80s when he founded

and edited a Macintosh programmers’ journal and wrote books and articles about the technologies that would evolve into the Internet in the 90s: multimedia authoring, hypertext systems, and scripting languages. He co-founded the Microsoft Developer Network and then led the first web site development team at Microsoft in the early 90s. In 2000, Himes founded Project Alchemy, which provided technology assistance to grassroots organizations working for social change in low income communities and communities of color. In 2003 Himes was co-founder of Poets Against the War, and in 2004 produced Voices in Wartime, a documentary film, Anthology, and extensive curricula focused on using poetry and story-telling by war’s witnesses to help students understand the human experience and trauma of war. He founded the Voices Education Project and now serves on its board. In 2008 Himes was a key organizer for the Seeds of Compassion event that brought the Dalai Lama and other leaders to Seattle, and is a co-founder of the Compassionate Action Movement. He is the author of a forthcoming book: War, Justice, and Fundamentalism. www.voiceseducation.org

BONNIE BENJAMIN-PHARISS Director, Documentary Productions, Vulcan Productions Bonnie Benjamin-Phariss came to Vulcan Productions in 2000 and oversees its film and television documentary projects. Under her management, Vulcan Productions won a Grammy Award for No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, a Peabody Award for Black Sky: The Race for Space (a co-production with the Discovery Channel), Emmy and Grammy Awards for the seven-part series Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues, and a Wildscreen Panda Award for the four-part environmental series Strange Days On Planet Earth (a co-production with National Geographic), and an Emmy for the six-part series about global health, Rx for Survival (a co-production with WGBH). Additional productions include Judgment Day: Intelligent Deisgn on Trial, the concert film Lightning in a Bottle, Black Sky: Winning The X Prize (a co-production with the Discovery Channel), and the series Evolution (a co-production with WGBH).

Before her seven years with Disney, Benjamin-Phariss worked as an independent on productions in San Francisco and New York.

She also served as director of research and development for public affairs programming for WNET in New York, working on productions including Mandela: Free at Last, Intifada: The Palestinians and Israel, and public affairs local programming. Benjamin-Phariss was also a science reporter for the nine-part series The Mind, and a science researcher for the eight-part PBS series The Brain.

to be one of MLB’s premiere ‘go-to guys’ for original music, and whether he is composing stirring emotional fanfare for sold out stadium crowds or gut-wrenching, nail-biting thriller music for the perpetually addictive Oxygen series Snapped, Brian finds himself continually challenged and rewarded by the creative nature of his job and the lure of what may come next.

JUSTIN MELL AND Composer Justin Melland’s ability to rapidly create rich, poignant music and his masterful command over a wide array of musical styles has quickly placed him among today’s most sought after film composers. After finishing his Master’s Degree in music composition at UCLA and UC Berkeley, one of his first composing positions was to write an original score for “The Death of Kevin Carter, Casualty of the Bang Bang Club” which was nominated in 2006 for an Oscar® by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and is distributed by HBO. With over 30 feature and documentary film credits to his name, Justin has become known for his wonderfully eclectic scores and his constant use of LA’s finest studio musicians, which always elevate his music to the highest level of quality. While spending a great deal of time scoring films in Hollywood, Justin also creates his own autonomous music both for recording and live performance. His style has an emotional, edgy and mysterious quality that employs a fusion of modern rhythms, unique guitars, and an arsenal of orchestral and ambient electronic textures. He also works very closely with world renowned photographer and art film maker Aaron Hawks scoring his truly unique works. Justin creates his scores at his studio in Venice, Ca.

KAREN AHMED As the Creative Director of Sting and The Police’s music publishing catalogue Karen licensed music for all media uses and was responsible for an additional catalogue of thousands of compositions and masters. She is a creative executive with 15 years experience in the music industry and was VP, A&R at Warner Music/ Rhino Records where she produced and marketed CDs, boxed sets, anthologies and DVD releases for established platinum artists.

Karen is currently working and living in Seattle and consulting with licensing, media and gaming companies.

JOSH ROSENFELD – PRESIDENT OF BARSUK RECORDS

Pronounced bar-SUKE by those in the know (it’s a Russian word that means ‘badger,’ and is the name of the dog that appears in the BRIAN L ANGSBARD label’s logo)--is perhaps most recognized for having put out the As a young teenager growing up in L.A. with a strong passion for first several albums by Death Cab for Cutie, the last of which, the film music, Brian Langsbard began his criminal career by sneaking classic Transatlanticism (2003), is one of very few indie albums to on to the studio lots of Warner Brothers and Sony pictures just to have sold the half-million copies required to be certified Gold in the make his way to the scoring stage where he would blend in to the United States, and which, along with the three other DCfC studio background as masters like Jerry Goldsmith and Alan Sylvestri albums and a handful of EP and archival releases in the Barsuk conducted their scores. Little did he know that it wouldn’t be long catalog, continues to be a touchstone of Northwest indie rock. before Brian was conducting his own score at Paramount’s stage Death Cab’s success both on and off the indie, however, is hardly ‘M’ for Batman: the Animated Series which he started working on the only noteworthy musical achievement from Barsuk’s nearly immediately after graduating from the Eastman School of Music.

10-year history, during which the label has released music by a As the Batman series came to an end Brian began working for startling array of many of the most acclaimed artists in indiedom, composer Joel McNeely and worked as a MIDI orchestrator for including Nada Surf, Menomena, Mates of State, The Long Winters, Joel on numerous projects including Air Force One which Joel John Vanderslice, Jesse Sykes, They Might Be Giants, Rocky co-composed with Jerry Goldsmith. (Finally, Brian found himself Votolato, and Rilo Kiley, alongside a handful of younger bands such legitimately working at a scoring stage with Jerry Goldsmith on the as Viva Voce, What Made Milwaukee Famous, Aqueduct, Smoosh, podium.) and others. Not bad for a label started as a hobby that remains to It wasn’t long before Brian was working on his own TV shows this day entirely independently owned and operated, outside the (City Confidential), and, under representation from CAA, was financial influence of the major label system. scoring feature films. Soon after, Brian began to compose music for a number of Major League Baseball Productions’ TV ventures.

MLB then decided to have Brian write music for their ‘on-field’ ceremonies at the World Series and All Star games. Brian continues

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Fri. 7:30pm - midnight Cinerama & EMP|SFM

Chicken Cowboy Animation

ANIMATION!

A showcase of 10 outstanding short films at the magnificently refurbished Seattle Cinerama Theater, followed by a gala catered after-party at Experience Music Project featuring Raheem Cohen and DJ Electro Wolf.

Ticket includes admission to screening, after-party, and roundtrip shuttle bus service between theater and party.

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Shelly the chicken wasn’t looking for a fight, but he found one. Can he face his fears and stand up for himself? 7min

International

Stephen Neary, 22

Short

Lucas Foster, 13

California

The Good Side Short

Lawrence Chen, 21

North Carolina Fairytales Short

Travis Walton Waugh, 20

Pennsylvania Prelude Short

Michael Morone, 18

Maryland

The Good, The Bag and the Ugly

China

Eleven-year-old Milena lives in France while older brother Jean-Luc lives and works in Los Angeles. Separated by language, divorced parents and two continents, their strained relationship is challenged during an afternoon together. In English and French. 8min

Attack of the Leaves Animation

New York

Fall in Line

A disheveled man is unable to borrow a library book until a suit jacket and a series of coincidental events turns his luck around. 7min

Animation

Colorado

Neighbors

What happens to our imaginations when we are left alone?

And what creatures are conjured to occupy the space our loneliness now controls? 8min

Animation

Aaron Holmes, 21; Will Anderson, 22

Life and Times of a Dust Bunny

Madison’s life in a silent world is interrupted when she meets a charming pianist. Together they embark on a swift and harmonious journey where words become increasingly unnecessary, and whose outcome is a short, sweet, and resonating prelude. 11min

Animation

Texas

A fashion showdown between two 12-year-old girls. 5min

Not Forgotten International

Dewi Sari, 21

Canada

The Zonus Project

Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream. Nearly fifty years later, a seventeen-year-old girl gave his words a new face. 2min

Animation

Torrance Carroll, 19

Washington

Ben Kadie, 13

California

Archeologist Ellis Clark finds herself arrested in 1897 Egypt for the disappearance of a colleague. Against the power of the British army, Clarke must draw on her wit, strength, and craftiness to excavate the truth and save her life. 13min

An animated short on the trials and tribulations that Dust Bunnies must overcome. 1min

Emily Hamel, 21

Hannah Holtgerts, 17

Short

The peace between two neighbors is suddenly and strangely disrupted. As jealousy builds, they find themselves pushed closer and closer to the breaking point. 5min

Nebraska

California

Murder at the Pharaoh’s Grave

A short animated movie that examines the issues of war and free speech and how they coexist in society. 4min

Andy Musser, 18

Short

Short

A sweet, surreal, animated comedy short about a romantic walk through the woods that goes horribly wrong. 3min

Charles Caster-Dudzick, 16

Xochi Maberry-Gaulke, 12

I Have a Dream Today

A grandfather and grandson are playing chess while the city behind them is being destroyed. 4min

Yang Liu, 21

New York

Transatlantique

A showcase of 10 outstanding short films at the magnificently refurbished Seattle Cinerama Theater, followed by a gala catered after-party at Experience Music Project featuring Raheem Cohen and DJ Electro Wolf.

Ticket includes admission to screening, after-party, and roundtrip shuttle bus service between theater and party.

A little angel is locked outside the gates to heaven. He is frightened and tries to fly over the gates, but his wings are too small. Finally, with a little assistance and his persistence, he manages to fly over the gates to his soft cloud bed. 3min A stop motion animated comedy set in a future where political parties are distinguished by their educational philosophies and fiercely struggle for world power. 61min

THROUGH A DARK WOOD A feature film from NFFTY 07 and 08 alumni filmmakers Jesse, Miles and Dylan Stipek.

Sat. 1:00-2:00 JBL Theater at EMP|SFM

Through a Dark Wood tells the tale of Adam, a young man who after being granted visions of the underworld, is never the same. Now to save his own soul, Adam must use these visions to help the people he knows.

International

Carlos Parada, 19

Mexico

How to say I love you Short

Hayley Stuart, 20; Francesca Sophia 20

Through a Dark Wood

Edgar gets angry at his grandmother for not waking him up one morning and starts a conflict that doesn’t end well.

Later he realizes he has disappointed his grandmother, so he rushes home to ask forgiveness, only to learn some terrible news. Spanish with English subtitles. 12min

Feature

Dylan, Jesse, & Miles Stipek, 20

Washington

Nicola is sitting on a bench reading a book when she is approached by Sam, an intrusive boy who strikes up an unlikely and intimate conversation, in which they bond awkwardly over mutual feelings of isolation. 8min

United Kingdom

20

21

Through a Dark Wood tells the tale of Adam, a young man who after being granted visions of the underworld, is never the same. Now to save his own soul, Adam must use these visions to help the people he knows. 80min

THROUGH A DARK WOOD

Washington Marea Alta

ANIMATION!

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Fri. 7:30pm - midnight Cinerama & EMP|SFM

Chicken Cowboy Animation

ANIMATION!

A showcase of 10 outstanding short films at the magnificently refurbished Seattle Cinerama Theater, followed by a gala catered after-party at Experience Music Project featuring Raheem Cohen and DJ Electro Wolf.

Ticket includes admission to screening, after-party, and roundtrip shuttle bus service between theater and party.

Sat. 11:30-1:00 SIFF

G136

Shelly the chicken wasn’t looking for a fight, but he found one. Can he face his fears and stand up for himself? 7min

International

Stephen Neary, 22

Short

Lucas Foster, 13

California

The Good Side Short

Lawrence Chen, 21

North Carolina Fairytales Short

Travis Walton Waugh, 20

Pennsylvania Prelude Short

Michael Morone, 18

Maryland

The Good, The Bag and the Ugly

China

Eleven-year-old Milena lives in France while older brother Jean-Luc lives and works in Los Angeles. Separated by language, divorced parents and two continents, their strained relationship is challenged during an afternoon together. In English and French. 8min

Attack of the Leaves Animation

New York

Fall in Line

A disheveled man is unable to borrow a library book until a suit jacket and a series of coincidental events turns his luck around. 7min

Animation

Colorado

Neighbors

What happens to our imaginations when we are left alone?

And what creatures are conjured to occupy the space our loneliness now controls? 8min

Animation

Aaron Holmes, 21; Will Anderson, 22

Life and Times of a Dust Bunny

Madison’s life in a silent world is interrupted when she meets a charming pianist. Together they embark on a swift and harmonious journey where words become increasingly unnecessary, and whose outcome is a short, sweet, and resonating prelude. 11min

Animation

Texas

A fashion showdown between two 12-year-old girls. 5min

Not Forgotten International

Dewi Sari, 21

Canada

The Zonus Project

Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream. Nearly fifty years later, a seventeen-year-old girl gave his words a new face. 2min

Animation

Torrance Carroll, 19

Washington

Ben Kadie, 13

California

Archeologist Ellis Clark finds herself arrested in 1897 Egypt for the disappearance of a colleague. Against the power of the British army, Clarke must draw on her wit, strength, and craftiness to excavate the truth and save her life. 13min

An animated short on the trials and tribulations that Dust Bunnies must overcome. 1min

Emily Hamel, 21

Hannah Holtgerts, 17

Short

The peace between two neighbors is suddenly and strangely disrupted. As jealousy builds, they find themselves pushed closer and closer to the breaking point. 5min

Nebraska

California

Murder at the Pharaoh’s Grave

A short animated movie that examines the issues of war and free speech and how they coexist in society. 4min

Andy Musser, 18

Short

Short

A sweet, surreal, animated comedy short about a romantic walk through the woods that goes horribly wrong. 3min

Charles Caster-Dudzick, 16

Xochi Maberry-Gaulke, 12

I Have a Dream Today

A grandfather and grandson are playing chess while the city behind them is being destroyed. 4min

Yang Liu, 21

New York

Transatlantique

A showcase of 10 outstanding short films at the magnificently refurbished Seattle Cinerama Theater, followed by a gala catered after-party at Experience Music Project featuring Raheem Cohen and DJ Electro Wolf.

Ticket includes admission to screening, after-party, and roundtrip shuttle bus service between theater and party.

A little angel is locked outside the gates to heaven. He is frightened and tries to fly over the gates, but his wings are too small. Finally, with a little assistance and his persistence, he manages to fly over the gates to his soft cloud bed. 3min A stop motion animated comedy set in a future where political parties are distinguished by their educational philosophies and fiercely struggle for world power. 61min

THROUGH A DARK WOOD A feature film from NFFTY 07 and 08 alumni filmmakers Jesse, Miles and Dylan Stipek.

Sat. 1:00-2:00 JBL Theater at EMP|SFM

Through a Dark Wood tells the tale of Adam, a young man who after being granted visions of the underworld, is never the same. Now to save his own soul, Adam must use these visions to help the people he knows.

International

Carlos Parada, 19

Mexico

How to say I love you Short

Hayley Stuart, 20; Francesca Sophia 20

Through a Dark Wood

Edgar gets angry at his grandmother for not waking him up one morning and starts a conflict that doesn’t end well.

Later he realizes he has disappointed his grandmother, so he rushes home to ask forgiveness, only to learn some terrible news. Spanish with English subtitles. 12min

Feature

Dylan, Jesse, & Miles Stipek, 20

Washington

Nicola is sitting on a bench reading a book when she is approached by Sam, an intrusive boy who strikes up an unlikely and intimate conversation, in which they bond awkwardly over mutual feelings of isolation. 8min

United Kingdom

20

21

Through a Dark Wood tells the tale of Adam, a young man who after being granted visions of the underworld, is never the same. Now to save his own soul, Adam must use these visions to help the people he knows. 80min

THROUGH A DARK WOOD

Washington Marea Alta

ANIMATION!

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12:30pm – 2:30pm Learning Lab at EMP|SFM

The Donkey and the Bicycle Documentary

Raine O’Kelly-Rodriguez, 17

Today both audiences and filmmakers are drawn to the power of documentary filmmaking more than ever. These personal, unique stories will captivate your mind and touch your heart.

A father’s absence has a profound effect on the family left behind. This is the story of a young woman who finally gets her father to make good on the promise of teaching her how to ride a bike. 11min

BEYOND OUR BORDERS: For the first time ever NFFTY has created an international category to showcase the talents INTERNATIONAL of young filmmakers from outside the US. Discover unique filmmaking perspectives from SHOWCASE beyond our borders.

Sat. 1:30pm – 2:45pm SIFF Cinema

Portuguese Man O’War International

Lauren Mekhael, 22

France

New York

Ladies in Armor Documentary

Sami Kubo, 17

Washington

Despite the thriving community of young female warriors in America, there is still one obstacle of inequality they struggle to conquer. 7min

Hear Me Out International

Samara Monet-Telfer, 15; Aeron GriffinFarrell, 17; Ashney Chawla, 18; Charlotte Fletcher, 18; Haroon Makuza, 22; Sherrise Merrifield, 16; Samuel Toe, 18; Olufemi Osamoh, 18

A cautionary story for all artists. It is a story of failure, disillusionment, self-deception, egotism, obsession, fear and complacency. It demonstrates how energy, ability and dedication can be diverted to utterly fruitless and hopelessly futile ends. 10min Isaac’s journey through London, trying to work out what’s wrong and why it’s going wrong for London’s youth of today. 13min

United Kingdom

Wise Words Documentary

Leander Burds, 11

California

Cupcakes and Herring Documentary

Ben Napoli, 17; George Itzhak, 17; Bobbie Jean Fisher, 16

No Quarter

Leander revisits his past and hopes his future rapping career will allow him to get his environmental message out to the masses. 13min

International

Michael Trent, 21

Canada Patrick

A look at how two very different food establishments made their homes on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and in the process defined the neighborhood. 9min

International

Luke Snellin, 22

United Kingdom

New York

Roots and Wings Documentary

Angad Singh, 14

Georgia

My Quinceanera Documentary

Broken Road

Does one have to cut off their roots in order to spread their wings and soar high? Participants of a Sikh Youth Leadership retreat highlight the challenges they face every day being both American and Sikhs, and the message they have for their fellow citizens. 38min

International

Brodie Rocca, 20

Australia Malaise

A student learns the value of family and overcomes financial strife as she prepares for her Quinceanera. 9min

International

Betty Zayas, 15; Briana Parker, 15

David Akselrod, 22

Canada

California

Def Dance Jam Documentary

Sy J. Abudu, 18

New York

Return To Sender Documentary

Sarah & Emma Bailin, 14

Arkansas

In a Place Like This

Short Dominique Collie, 18; Elizabeth “Janie” Richards, 19; Jennifer Brown,18; Jessica Bonner, 18; Kayla Gillaspy, 18; Robert Barnes, 19; Sakeenah Aleem, 19 Texas

Deaf and hearing girls and women dance side-by-side in this short documentary about a unique program in Harlem that breaks barriers between the conventionally-abled and differently-abled communities. 15min

Anil Goes To Work

A documentary about the Cubans interned at Fort Chaffee, AR in 1980 as a result of the Cuban Mariel Boat Lift. It describes life at the camp and how the political landscape of Arkansas and the nation affected, and were affected by, the Cubans’ internment. 10min

.6 Seconds

International

Patrick Wright is a little boy being bullied at school. His father is absent and his heart broken mother struggles through every day life contending with her longing. On his birthday Patrick receives a present from a mysterious source, the contents of which teach him something extraordinary. 12min When a father and his two young daughters break down in the desert, they are forced to confront the tensions between them. 15min

Rob is a struggling and frustrated artist/singer/songwriter who makes his living as a busker. The film presents a warning about the dangers and consequences of apathy and how it can affect the role of the artist. 6min A woman gets more than she bargained for while following her husband to work. 5min

Anya Leta, 22

Singapore

International

Marcus Sullivan, 16; Matt Mitchell, 16

Canada

The Carrillos have lived in their rambling Texas farmhouse for 30 years. As cookie-cutter strip malls and rows of track houses invade small town America, the warmth and spirit of places like this face an uncertain future. 14min

22

Two wealthy businessmen in the 1920s learn a valuable lifelesson when their overwhelming greed causes one of the greatest hardships America has ever seen. 3min

23

In the small length of time that man has existed on the Earth, he has affected it in a substantial way. ‘.6 Seconds’ addresses this theme using only the medium of the moving image. 2min

BE YOND OUR BORDERS: INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE

REAL LIFE: DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE

REAL LIFE: DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE

12:30pm – 2:30pm Learning Lab at EMP|SFM

The Donkey and the Bicycle Documentary

Raine O’Kelly-Rodriguez, 17

Today both audiences and filmmakers are drawn to the power of documentary filmmaking more than ever. These personal, unique stories will captivate your mind and touch your heart.

A father’s absence has a profound effect on the family left behind. This is the story of a young woman who finally gets her father to make good on the promise of teaching her how to ride a bike. 11min

BEYOND OUR BORDERS: For the first time ever NFFTY has created an international category to showcase the talents INTERNATIONAL of young filmmakers from outside the US. Discover unique filmmaking perspectives from SHOWCASE beyond our borders.

Sat. 1:30pm – 2:45pm SIFF Cinema

Portuguese Man O’War International

Lauren Mekhael, 22

France

New York

Ladies in Armor Documentary

Sami Kubo, 17

Washington

Despite the thriving community of young female warriors in America, there is still one obstacle of inequality they struggle to conquer. 7min

Hear Me Out International

Samara Monet-Telfer, 15; Aeron GriffinFarrell, 17; Ashney Chawla, 18; Charlotte Fletcher, 18; Haroon Makuza, 22; Sherrise Merrifield, 16; Samuel Toe, 18; Olufemi Osamoh, 18

A cautionary story for all artists. It is a story of failure, disillusionment, self-deception, egotism, obsession, fear and complacency. It demonstrates how energy, ability and dedication can be diverted to utterly fruitless and hopelessly futile ends. 10min Isaac’s journey through London, trying to work out what’s wrong and why it’s going wrong for London’s youth of today. 13min

United Kingdom

Wise Words Documentary

Leander Burds, 11

California

Cupcakes and Herring Documentary

Ben Napoli, 17; George Itzhak, 17; Bobbie Jean Fisher, 16

No Quarter

Leander revisits his past and hopes his future rapping career will allow him to get his environmental message out to the masses. 13min

International

Michael Trent, 21

Canada Patrick

A look at how two very different food establishments made their homes on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and in the process defined the neighborhood. 9min

International

Luke Snellin, 22

United Kingdom

New York

Roots and Wings Documentary

Angad Singh, 14

Georgia

My Quinceanera Documentary

Broken Road

Does one have to cut off their roots in order to spread their wings and soar high? Participants of a Sikh Youth Leadership retreat highlight the challenges they face every day being both American and Sikhs, and the message they have for their fellow citizens. 38min

International

Brodie Rocca, 20

Australia Malaise

A student learns the value of family and overcomes financial strife as she prepares for her Quinceanera. 9min

International

Betty Zayas, 15; Briana Parker, 15

David Akselrod, 22

Canada

California

Def Dance Jam Documentary

Sy J. Abudu, 18

New York

Return To Sender Documentary

Sarah & Emma Bailin, 14

Arkansas

In a Place Like This

Short Dominique Collie, 18; Elizabeth “Janie” Richards, 19; Jennifer Brown,18; Jessica Bonner, 18; Kayla Gillaspy, 18; Robert Barnes, 19; Sakeenah Aleem, 19 Texas

Deaf and hearing girls and women dance side-by-side in this short documentary about a unique program in Harlem that breaks barriers between the conventionally-abled and differently-abled communities. 15min

Anil Goes To Work

A documentary about the Cubans interned at Fort Chaffee, AR in 1980 as a result of the Cuban Mariel Boat Lift. It describes life at the camp and how the political landscape of Arkansas and the nation affected, and were affected by, the Cubans’ internment. 10min

.6 Seconds

International

Patrick Wright is a little boy being bullied at school. His father is absent and his heart broken mother struggles through every day life contending with her longing. On his birthday Patrick receives a present from a mysterious source, the contents of which teach him something extraordinary. 12min When a father and his two young daughters break down in the desert, they are forced to confront the tensions between them. 15min

Rob is a struggling and frustrated artist/singer/songwriter who makes his living as a busker. The film presents a warning about the dangers and consequences of apathy and how it can affect the role of the artist. 6min A woman gets more than she bargained for while following her husband to work. 5min

Anya Leta, 22

Singapore

International

Marcus Sullivan, 16; Matt Mitchell, 16

Canada

The Carrillos have lived in their rambling Texas farmhouse for 30 years. As cookie-cutter strip malls and rows of track houses invade small town America, the warmth and spirit of places like this face an uncertain future. 14min

22

Two wealthy businessmen in the 1920s learn a valuable lifelesson when their overwhelming greed causes one of the greatest hardships America has ever seen. 3min

23

In the small length of time that man has existed on the Earth, he has affected it in a substantial way. ‘.6 Seconds’ addresses this theme using only the medium of the moving image. 2min

BE YOND OUR BORDERS: INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE

REAL LIFE: DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE

REAL LIFE: DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE

Sat. 3:00pm – 4:30pm SIFF Cinema

The Silver Lincoln Short

Can’t decide what to see? Eclectic Programs offer a collection of different film genres and stories. From a self-told documentary about an adopted student looking for his birthmother to a hilarious short film about a young man who wakes up one day to find he has a “substitute” reflection in the mirror; you will be entertained and emotionally touched by watching these films.

It’s a Wonderful Climate Short

Evan Ryan, 16

California

The Water

An obsessed penny collector follows a stranger to retrieve the rarest penny ever made. 14min

Documentary

M. Malachi Rempen, 21

Troy Tennessee, 15

California

En Groove Short

California

Dump the Pump

A man content with his routine gets an odd shove out of his comfort zone. 7min

Documentary

Dillon Wall, 18

Maya Lorton, 17; Adam Kennedy, 16

California

The Wait is So, So long

A boy reflects on waiting for things that never come. 2min

Ryan Jenq, 17

An Unsolved Environment

Documentary Crayola Amos, 16; Aristide Phillips, 16; Ebonae Banks, 16, California

New Jersey

Music Video

Youth from the Bridge E3 Drug Rehabilitation Center, 14-17

The Dead Zone

Created by young people recovering from drug use and a life of crime in The Bridge rehabilitation center in Philadelphia, PA. This video conveys how important is to ‘cross over’ ‘the bridge’ and recreate lives and identities. 6min

Documentary

K’Shon Booker, 16; Nadia Oates, 15

Pennsylvania Perspective Short

Troy examines how the floodwaters brought by Hurricane Katrina have affected his life and his neighborhood, New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward. 7min

In a country dependent on foreign oil, rising gas prices and political issues are leading people to search for greener alternatives. What can you do to keep the air clean and the plants growing? 7min

California

Short

Cross Over

It’s a Wonderful Life meets An Inconvenient Truth as a magical penguin takes our protagonist into a future where gas is $400 a gallon. 7min

Crayola, Aristide and Ebonae agree to disagree on the most pressing environmental issue facing New Orleans, and each tackle topics that matter to them. 5min

Reporting live from the Mississippi River...K’Shon and Nadia tell you what you need to know about the growing Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico. 4min

California

Lifestories: The Lost Boys of Sudan

A magic camera gives a pessimistic claymation artist a second chance by changing his outlook. 14min

Laura Meoli, 21

Documentary

New York

Eight Sudanese refugees tell the stories of how a brutal civil war forced them to flee their homes alone as young boys.

13min

Jared Martin, 14

California

Lucky Boy

Documentary

Alexander Gaylon, 21

Pennsylvania

The Substitute Short

Andrew and Ryan Cox, 20

California

NFFTY EARTH SHOWCASE

Sat. 5:00pm – 6:30pm SIFF Cinema

NFFTY EARTH SHOWCASE

Go-ing Green Documentary

Jacie Lemon, 15; Sharett Brooks, 15

It Only Takes One

An adopted student at the University of Wisconsin in Madison looks for his birthmother and films the process for his documentary film class. He ultimately finds much more than he was looking for... 14min

Short

Gabe Benjamin, 15; Nick Lieberman, 15

California

Without Papers

The story of John, a hotshot who’s got it all, and knows it every time he looks in the mirror. What he doesn’t know is that his reflection has had enough! John wakes up one day to find that he has a ‘substitute reflection’. 20min NFFTY Earth showcases films with environmental, peace and social justice issues. Discover how young filmmakers use the power of film to inspire audiences, promote important issues and create change. From the environmental impacts of Hurricane Katrina to immigration rights; enjoy thought provoking and inspiring youth-made films.

Documentary

Documentary

Justin Levine, 17; Jack Heston, 17

California

Passion for the Wind International

Thomas van der Gronde, 17

Netherlands

Jacie and Sharett take an airboat tour of the Louisiana wetlands to learn about the consequences of the MRGO industrial canal. 5min

Outcast from society, the Dalits (known as Untouchables) are denied basic human rights. This documentary illuminates the condition of these Dalits in India. 10min

California

24

The lives of two undocumented students attending college in America. 12min

Florencia Krochik, 22

California

Untouchable

One person can think about their environment and make a difference in their world. 2min

25

Will-power can get you there! 6min

NFFT Y EARTH SHOWCASE

ELECTIC PROGRAM 1

ECLECTIC PROGRAM 1

Sat. 3:00pm – 4:30pm SIFF Cinema

The Silver Lincoln Short

Can’t decide what to see? Eclectic Programs offer a collection of different film genres and stories. From a self-told documentary about an adopted student looking for his birthmother to a hilarious short film about a young man who wakes up one day to find he has a “substitute” reflection in the mirror; you will be entertained and emotionally touched by watching these films.

It’s a Wonderful Climate Short

Evan Ryan, 16

California

The Water

An obsessed penny collector follows a stranger to retrieve the rarest penny ever made. 14min

Documentary

M. Malachi Rempen, 21

Troy Tennessee, 15

California

En Groove Short

California

Dump the Pump

A man content with his routine gets an odd shove out of his comfort zone. 7min

Documentary

Dillon Wall, 18

Maya Lorton, 17; Adam Kennedy, 16

California

The Wait is So, So long

A boy reflects on waiting for things that never come. 2min

Ryan Jenq, 17

An Unsolved Environment

Documentary Crayola Amos, 16; Aristide Phillips, 16; Ebonae Banks, 16, California

New Jersey

Music Video

Youth from the Bridge E3 Drug Rehabilitation Center, 14-17

The Dead Zone

Created by young people recovering from drug use and a life of crime in The Bridge rehabilitation center in Philadelphia, PA. This video conveys how important is to ‘cross over’ ‘the bridge’ and recreate lives and identities. 6min

Documentary

K’Shon Booker, 16; Nadia Oates, 15

Pennsylvania Perspective Short

Troy examines how the floodwaters brought by Hurricane Katrina have affected his life and his neighborhood, New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward. 7min

In a country dependent on foreign oil, rising gas prices and political issues are leading people to search for greener alternatives. What can you do to keep the air clean and the plants growing? 7min

California

Short

Cross Over

It’s a Wonderful Life meets An Inconvenient Truth as a magical penguin takes our protagonist into a future where gas is $400 a gallon. 7min

Crayola, Aristide and Ebonae agree to disagree on the most pressing environmental issue facing New Orleans, and each tackle topics that matter to them. 5min

Reporting live from the Mississippi River...K’Shon and Nadia tell you what you need to know about the growing Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico. 4min

California

Lifestories: The Lost Boys of Sudan

A magic camera gives a pessimistic claymation artist a second chance by changing his outlook. 14min

Laura Meoli, 21

Documentary

New York

Eight Sudanese refugees tell the stories of how a brutal civil war forced them to flee their homes alone as young boys.

13min

Jared Martin, 14

California

Lucky Boy

Documentary

Alexander Gaylon, 21

Pennsylvania

The Substitute Short

Andrew and Ryan Cox, 20

California

NFFTY EARTH SHOWCASE

Sat. 5:00pm – 6:30pm SIFF Cinema

NFFTY EARTH SHOWCASE

Go-ing Green Documentary

Jacie Lemon, 15; Sharett Brooks, 15

It Only Takes One

An adopted student at the University of Wisconsin in Madison looks for his birthmother and films the process for his documentary film class. He ultimately finds much more than he was looking for... 14min

Short

Gabe Benjamin, 15; Nick Lieberman, 15

California

Without Papers

The story of John, a hotshot who’s got it all, and knows it every time he looks in the mirror. What he doesn’t know is that his reflection has had enough! John wakes up one day to find that he has a ‘substitute reflection’. 20min NFFTY Earth showcases films with environmental, peace and social justice issues. Discover how young filmmakers use the power of film to inspire audiences, promote important issues and create change. From the environmental impacts of Hurricane Katrina to immigration rights; enjoy thought provoking and inspiring youth-made films.

Documentary

Documentary

Justin Levine, 17; Jack Heston, 17

California

Passion for the Wind International

Thomas van der Gronde, 17

Netherlands

Jacie and Sharett take an airboat tour of the Louisiana wetlands to learn about the consequences of the MRGO industrial canal. 5min

Outcast from society, the Dalits (known as Untouchables) are denied basic human rights. This documentary illuminates the condition of these Dalits in India. 10min

California

24

The lives of two undocumented students attending college in America. 12min

Florencia Krochik, 22

California

Untouchable

One person can think about their environment and make a difference in their world. 2min

25

Will-power can get you there! 6min

NFFT Y EARTH SHOWCASE

ELECTIC PROGRAM 1

ECLECTIC PROGRAM 1

Sat. 8:30pm – 10:30pm SIFF Cinema

Anthony O’Brien, 21 Washington 86 min.

Disturbed

21 year-old writer/director Anthony O’Brien takes high school drama to the mat. He stars as high school wrestler, Lee Bishop, who must compete against his sister Tina’s natural talent when she decides to join the boy’s team, before personal demons and bigger issues threaten to destroy him. Also starring Gary Hudson, Jessica Rose (Lonelygirl15) and Stella Keitel.

Short

Casey Stouffer, 23

Washington Axe

Short

Matthew Black, 18

Kansas

Double Dragon Short

Tyler Downing, 19

Washington

A Short Film By Jesus Inc. Short

Coburn Erskine, 18

Washington

NFFTY LATE NIGHT: HOR- Jump out of your seat horror one minute, laugh out loud teen comedy the next, plus ROR, ACTION, TEEN ANGST, gangsters, heartbreak and sex appeal the next; this film program is sure to keep you LOVE & SEDUCTION awake. Recommended for Mature Audiences; films contain violence, language and

Sat. 10:45pm – 1:00am SIFF Cinema

NFFT Y L ATE NIGHT

Mary’s Ring Short

Fredrick’s Game Short

Music Video

Texas

Cessation

Doldrums

Some people would do anything to get a wedding ring… but dig in a cemetery? 13min

Short

Arriving at school, Jerry a college freshman moves in to the dorms. As with dorm life, comes a roommate. As the weeks pass Jerry comes to find how much his roommate and him don’t get along, the room’s always messy, he’s a slob, an introvert, and rude. Eventually Jerry will break... 4min In a reversal of roles, the toy becomes the master, and the master becomes the toy. 3min

A story of a young man maneuvering through the minefield called High School. 30min

John Strong, 16

Texas

Trust Issues

Eddie Baytos and the boys bring back down south Louisiana flavor in this music video. The story introduces to you another man feeling lonely, but this time, when he straggles over to new bar, he finds himself in the fantasy he’s been longing for. 4min And you thought your date was a heart stopper. 17min

Short

Zach Paul, 20

Washington NORTHWEST SCENE

Sun. 10:00am – 12:00pm SIFF Cinema

Short

Alexander Wenger, 18

California

Standing Still

A group of men and women attend a party in an abandoned house. One of them starts dancing and causes a stir. 4min

Short

Kelsey Taylor, 17

Music Video

Washington

Tommy Strauss, 21

A psychological thriller about trust between friends and roommates. After being dumped by her boyfriend, Lissa hardly ever leaves the gym. Late one night on her way home, she thinks she’s being followed. But is she just imagining someone, or is she truly in danger? 8min There is no denying that Seattle is becoming the place to be for the indie film scene. With 3 Seattle filmmakers going to Sundance this year and the birth of NFFTY, Hollywood has started looking north. Check out some great films from local directors.

A self proclaimed genius narrates the story of her life as a child prodigy. Throughout the film we realize she may not have life figured out as well as she thinks. 10min

New York

Like a Love Story Short

Justin Chambers, 20

California Doll Call

Short Yesenia Deleon, 17; Sanabel Almanani, 17; Christopher Gonzalez, 16

Alone And Together

A coming of age film about a young man realizing the only way to better the future of the one he loves is to not be a part of it. 8min

Short

Aaron Jones, 16, Derek Jones, 17

When the people who shared their lives with you are no longer around, it’s their memories that will keep you connected. 5min

Washington Inspiration

A sister and brother get in trouble when vengeance is involved. 5min

Short

Zack Bornstein,18, Nick Thompson, 16

Massachusetts

Washington

26

27

Three student filmmakers struggle to come up with a good idea for a movie. 11min

NORTHWEST SCENE

Glitter Waste Land Dance-off

In the year 2020 the civilized world has collapsed. A nuclear brought the world to ruin and only one city now remains. A young man named Billy tries to survive with his girlfriend Marian but things take a turn when she is kidnapped by an evil gang. 23min

Washington

Michigan

Alex Dugan, 16

Axe is a spoof on the popular saw franchise. When a man named Kyle awakes to the terrible face of the Saw doll he is forced to do an unspeakable thing, watch Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, ten times in a row. 6min

Patrick Lyons, 17, Emerson Sortun, 17

sensuality.

Chad Engel, 18

‘I’ll Be Gone’- Eddie Baytos & the Nervis Bros.

A disturbed twin loses his battle with inner demons, much to the delight of his even more disturbed twin sister. Their personalities clash and climax in a twisted ending in which evil prevails. Thematically, the story examines the destructive jealousy between rivaling siblings. 5min

NFFT Y L ATE NIGHT

CENTERPIECE FILM: PERFECT SPORT

CENTERPIECE FILM: PERFECT SPORT

Sat. 8:30pm – 10:30pm SIFF Cinema

Anthony O’Brien, 21 Washington 86 min.

Disturbed

21 year-old writer/director Anthony O’Brien takes high school drama to the mat. He stars as high school wrestler, Lee Bishop, who must compete against his sister Tina’s natural talent when she decides to join the boy’s team, before personal demons and bigger issues threaten to destroy him. Also starring Gary Hudson, Jessica Rose (Lonelygirl15) and Stella Keitel.

Short

Casey Stouffer, 23

Washington Axe

Short

Matthew Black, 18

Kansas

Double Dragon Short

Tyler Downing, 19

Washington

A Short Film By Jesus Inc. Short

Coburn Erskine, 18

Washington

NFFTY LATE NIGHT: HOR- Jump out of your seat horror one minute, laugh out loud teen comedy the next, plus ROR, ACTION, TEEN ANGST, gangsters, heartbreak and sex appeal the next; this film program is sure to keep you LOVE & SEDUCTION awake. Recommended for Mature Audiences; films contain violence, language and

Sat. 10:45pm – 1:00am SIFF Cinema

NFFT Y L ATE NIGHT

Mary’s Ring Short

Fredrick’s Game Short

Music Video

Texas

Cessation

Doldrums

Some people would do anything to get a wedding ring… but dig in a cemetery? 13min

Short

Arriving at school, Jerry a college freshman moves in to the dorms. As with dorm life, comes a roommate. As the weeks pass Jerry comes to find how much his roommate and him don’t get along, the room’s always messy, he’s a slob, an introvert, and rude. Eventually Jerry will break... 4min In a reversal of roles, the toy becomes the master, and the master becomes the toy. 3min

A story of a young man maneuvering through the minefield called High School. 30min

John Strong, 16

Texas

Trust Issues

Eddie Baytos and the boys bring back down south Louisiana flavor in this music video. The story introduces to you another man feeling lonely, but this time, when he straggles over to new bar, he finds himself in the fantasy he’s been longing for. 4min And you thought your date was a heart stopper. 17min

Short

Zach Paul, 20

Washington NORTHWEST SCENE

Sun. 10:00am – 12:00pm SIFF Cinema

Short

Alexander Wenger, 18

California

Standing Still

A group of men and women attend a party in an abandoned house. One of them starts dancing and causes a stir. 4min

Short

Kelsey Taylor, 17

Music Video

Washington

Tommy Strauss, 21

A psychological thriller about trust between friends and roommates. After being dumped by her boyfriend, Lissa hardly ever leaves the gym. Late one night on her way home, she thinks she’s being followed. But is she just imagining someone, or is she truly in danger? 8min There is no denying that Seattle is becoming the place to be for the indie film scene. With 3 Seattle filmmakers going to Sundance this year and the birth of NFFTY, Hollywood has started looking north. Check out some great films from local directors.

A self proclaimed genius narrates the story of her life as a child prodigy. Throughout the film we realize she may not have life figured out as well as she thinks. 10min

New York

Like a Love Story Short

Justin Chambers, 20

California Doll Call

Short Yesenia Deleon, 17; Sanabel Almanani, 17; Christopher Gonzalez, 16

Alone And Together

A coming of age film about a young man realizing the only way to better the future of the one he loves is to not be a part of it. 8min

Short

Aaron Jones, 16, Derek Jones, 17

When the people who shared their lives with you are no longer around, it’s their memories that will keep you connected. 5min

Washington Inspiration

A sister and brother get in trouble when vengeance is involved. 5min

Short

Zack Bornstein,18, Nick Thompson, 16

Massachusetts

Washington

26

27

Three student filmmakers struggle to come up with a good idea for a movie. 11min

NORTHWEST SCENE

Glitter Waste Land Dance-off

In the year 2020 the civilized world has collapsed. A nuclear brought the world to ruin and only one city now remains. A young man named Billy tries to survive with his girlfriend Marian but things take a turn when she is kidnapped by an evil gang. 23min

Washington

Michigan

Alex Dugan, 16

Axe is a spoof on the popular saw franchise. When a man named Kyle awakes to the terrible face of the Saw doll he is forced to do an unspeakable thing, watch Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, ten times in a row. 6min

Patrick Lyons, 17, Emerson Sortun, 17

sensuality.

Chad Engel, 18

‘I’ll Be Gone’- Eddie Baytos & the Nervis Bros.

A disturbed twin loses his battle with inner demons, much to the delight of his even more disturbed twin sister. Their personalities clash and climax in a twisted ending in which evil prevails. Thematically, the story examines the destructive jealousy between rivaling siblings. 5min

NFFT Y L ATE NIGHT

CENTERPIECE FILM: PERFECT SPORT

CENTERPIECE FILM: PERFECT SPORT

A soldier is stuck in a paranormal state. 7min

NFFTY FAMILY CINEMA A collection of youth-made films the entire family can enjoy. Screening includes an animated

Sleeping around at a young age becomes dangerous when a teenage boy is caught in bed with his girlfriend by her father. 8min

The Girl In The Window Kellen Moore, 19

Mary is an innocent young girl who is fearful of the world and has never ventured outside the comforts of her own home. After scavenging around in the woods one day, Billy stumbles upon Mary’s home and vows to help her overcome her fears. 10min

In a beautiful and meditative experimental film, the viewer is plunged into the silver sea of the psyche. 5min

Odysseus And The Cyclops

Animated retelling of the Cyclops story from Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ as told by a seven-year-old girl. 2min

Sun. 12:45pm – 2:00pm SIFF Cinema

Short

Connor Hair, 18

Washington

Sweet Tooth Short

C.J. Bishop, 20

Washington Cataract

Experimental

Short

California

Alexis Eggertsen, 22

film from our youngest 2009 filmmaker, 7 year-old Emily Salva.

Animation

Washington

Emily Salva, 7

Tennessee

Bee’s Knees

An endearing tale of two friends and sharing. 4min

Brotherly Love

Music Video

Short

Colin Colebrook, 18

Stephen Eytel, 17, Ben Luna,16, Jacob Schroad,15, John Train, 18

Washington

Washington Committed Short

Garett Garrido, 20

Washington

Dihydrogen Monoxide Experimental

Sam Bender, 17

Washington

Thicker Than Water Short

Camille Kolodziejski, 16, Sami Kubo, 18

Litterbug

This story is told through the perspective of Sean, a man who’s alerted to a dangerous secret held by the disappearance of the woman he’s been living with. 10min

A film about the blind eye our society turns toward problems in the world, and how these problems will eventually catch up with us. 7min

Ashley Davidson, 22

Georgia

The Change Game Experimental

Taney Ohl, 13, Kirsten Nelson, 13, Amalia Nicholson, 13

A Friendly Game

Abby is going through something that will transform her life forever. Can she keep her identity and be happy in a harshly judgmental society? 16min

Short

Ben Kadie, 12

A young slacker finds a way to go back in time. 21min

Two Cool Jeremy Keller, 17

New Jersey

The Perfect Friend (Doesn’t Exist)

A boy is oblivious to the world through constantly listening to his iPod and a chance encounter changes his life. 4min

Diana Federighi, 19

Esther Magasis, 16, Ryan Zemke, 16, Andy Tran, 17

Choosing to accept the pros and cons about people in order to be friends. 6min

Short

Washington Left Side

Anything can happen in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. 8min

Short

Washington

Documentary

What happens when two brothers escalate a one-point tennis match beyond a friendly game? 2min

Washington

George Westberg, 20

Short

Sometimes adolescence feels like being stuck in a crazy game show with ever changing rules. This experimental short takes a humorous and poignant look at the confusion of this volatile time in every girl’s life. 10min

Minnesota

Short

Unplugged

After today you will never litter again. 6min

Short

Washington

Time Keeps On Skippin’

A story of the dynamics between an older & younger brother and the lessons to be learned. 5min

Maddy Shaw, 16; Annie Wood, 14, Minnesota

Little Problems

Left Side is the story of Brian Bartlett, an amputee mountain biker, who was struck by a car at the peak of his freeskiing career. 7min

Short

Michael Lewen, 17

New York

Washington

Definition Short

Cole Dillingham, 13; Mauricette Lekea, 14; Kennedy Zuniga, 13

Washington

28

29

A commentary on the fast paced and high pressure lives kids are being thrust into, and the world’s neglect to notice the problem. 5min

A film about the importance of expressing one’s own personal style, rather than allowing it to be defined by what others think. 4min

NFFT Y FAMILY CINEMA

NORTHWEST SCENE

Sewwer

A soldier is stuck in a paranormal state. 7min

NFFTY FAMILY CINEMA A collection of youth-made films the entire family can enjoy. Screening includes an animated

Sleeping around at a young age becomes dangerous when a teenage boy is caught in bed with his girlfriend by her father. 8min

The Girl In The Window Kellen Moore, 19

Mary is an innocent young girl who is fearful of the world and has never ventured outside the comforts of her own home. After scavenging around in the woods one day, Billy stumbles upon Mary’s home and vows to help her overcome her fears. 10min

In a beautiful and meditative experimental film, the viewer is plunged into the silver sea of the psyche. 5min

Odysseus And The Cyclops

Animated retelling of the Cyclops story from Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ as told by a seven-year-old girl. 2min

Sun. 12:45pm – 2:00pm SIFF Cinema

Short

Connor Hair, 18

Washington

Sweet Tooth Short

C.J. Bishop, 20

Washington Cataract

Experimental

Short

California

Alexis Eggertsen, 22

film from our youngest 2009 filmmaker, 7 year-old Emily Salva.

Animation

Washington

Emily Salva, 7

Tennessee

Bee’s Knees

An endearing tale of two friends and sharing. 4min

Brotherly Love

Music Video

Short

Colin Colebrook, 18

Stephen Eytel, 17, Ben Luna,16, Jacob Schroad,15, John Train, 18

Washington

Washington Committed Short

Garett Garrido, 20

Washington

Dihydrogen Monoxide Experimental

Sam Bender, 17

Washington

Thicker Than Water Short

Camille Kolodziejski, 16, Sami Kubo, 18

Litterbug

This story is told through the perspective of Sean, a man who’s alerted to a dangerous secret held by the disappearance of the woman he’s been living with. 10min

A film about the blind eye our society turns toward problems in the world, and how these problems will eventually catch up with us. 7min

Ashley Davidson, 22

Georgia

The Change Game Experimental

Taney Ohl, 13, Kirsten Nelson, 13, Amalia Nicholson, 13

A Friendly Game

Abby is going through something that will transform her life forever. Can she keep her identity and be happy in a harshly judgmental society? 16min

Short

Ben Kadie, 12

A young slacker finds a way to go back in time. 21min

Two Cool Jeremy Keller, 17

New Jersey

The Perfect Friend (Doesn’t Exist)

A boy is oblivious to the world through constantly listening to his iPod and a chance encounter changes his life. 4min

Diana Federighi, 19

Esther Magasis, 16, Ryan Zemke, 16, Andy Tran, 17

Choosing to accept the pros and cons about people in order to be friends. 6min

Short

Washington Left Side

Anything can happen in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. 8min

Short

Washington

Documentary

What happens when two brothers escalate a one-point tennis match beyond a friendly game? 2min

Washington

George Westberg, 20

Short

Sometimes adolescence feels like being stuck in a crazy game show with ever changing rules. This experimental short takes a humorous and poignant look at the confusion of this volatile time in every girl’s life. 10min

Minnesota

Short

Unplugged

After today you will never litter again. 6min

Short

Washington

Time Keeps On Skippin’

A story of the dynamics between an older & younger brother and the lessons to be learned. 5min

Maddy Shaw, 16; Annie Wood, 14, Minnesota

Little Problems

Left Side is the story of Brian Bartlett, an amputee mountain biker, who was struck by a car at the peak of his freeskiing career. 7min

Short

Michael Lewen, 17

New York

Washington

Definition Short

Cole Dillingham, 13; Mauricette Lekea, 14; Kennedy Zuniga, 13

Washington

28

29

A commentary on the fast paced and high pressure lives kids are being thrust into, and the world’s neglect to notice the problem. 5min

A film about the importance of expressing one’s own personal style, rather than allowing it to be defined by what others think. 4min

NFFT Y FAMILY CINEMA

NORTHWEST SCENE

Sewwer

Short

Zelda Wengrod, 12

California

The Amazing Adventure of Sarah Waters Short

A gum-chewing, Chandler-reading private eye must solve the mystery of why the children keep disappearing. What has them under a spell? 4min

ECLECTIC PROGRAM 3 Imagine a world in which our unborn children control our romantic destiny. Or what if Sun 2:30pm – 4:00pm SIFF the Israeli-Palestinian conflict played itself out on a smaller scale over a plate of hotly contested hummus at a dinner party? Or what if you could induce lucid dreaming to Cinema overcome guilt caused by the death of a loved one? These are just 3 of the themes explored as part of Eclectic Program 3!

X to Y

A girl acquires a special power and uses it to help others. But her good deeds don’t always yield the results she hopes for and she must make amends. 11min

Short

Matt Sobel, 20

California

Danielle Strassman, 14

With 6.6 billion people on earth, how do the right two find each other? Imagine a world in which our unborn children control our romantic destiny. 25min

California

ECLECTIC PROGRAM 2

Sun 1:00pm – 2:30pm JBL Theater at EMP|SFM

ELECTIC PROGRAM 2

Rebuilding Music Video

Alarm Bell City

Still can’t decide what to see? Eclectic Programs offer a collection of different film genres and stories. From an experimental post 9/11 music video, to a documentary on the search for queer history, this collection of films is sure to entertain and educate.

Music Video

Jesse Harris, 22

Washington

Finding Atlas

A post 9/11 music video that tries to present the events in fragments, which then represent a greater whole. 3min

Short

Jade Warpenburg, 21

Laurel Tincher, 20

Washington

Another Man’s Shoes

California

One decision. Three lives. 16min

Domestic Disturbance

Short

Documentary

Royce Gorsuch, 20

A man takes on the weight of the world to lift the burden from the shoulders of a woman stuck in an asylum because she believes she is the mythological Atlas. 6min

This is the story of one family’s struggle with a member’s clinical problem. 5min

Justin Amorratanasuchad, 18; Lilah Horwitz, 18

Montana

Change: Today, Tomorrow, Always

Music video for Seattle band, The Apple War. A young girl trapped in her dream must find her alarm bell to escape the monster and wake up. 4min

Washington Care

A film about how the changes in three young girls’ families have influenced their personal lives. 6min

Short

Do you ever feel invisible? Sometimes all you need is someone who cares. 2min

Romina D’Allesandro, 16

Short | Anna Baker, 14; Savannah Slone, 12; Hannah T. Vickers , 14

California

Washington The Beholder Short

Roxanne Teti, 20

California

About A Clown Short

Bridget Rafferty, 22

Maryland

Soliloquy

Experimental

Olivia Motley, 15

Alabama

Don’t Erase My History Documentary

Kim Chatham,17; Isabel Malonzo, 22; Teilyn Thompson, 17; Milcah Orbacedo, 18; Kelsey Thomas, 18; Jonathan Cabusao, 17; Jazmine Wong, 14; Tarryn Cooper, 17; Ashley Schwartz-Earp, 16

Mariah

An anorexic teenager discovers a loss of individuality when she realizes the face in the mirror is literally not her own.

6min

A dedicated clown is fired from his job and he must learn to use his unique skills in a regular office setting among “normal” people. 14min

Short

A young girl induces lucid dreaming to overcome the guilt caused by the accidental death of a loved one. 15min

Justin Dillard, 20

New York

Conflict in the Middle Table Short

Michael Diamant, 16; Michael Stampler, 16

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict plays itself out on a smaller scale as a plate of hotly contested hummus is placed between an Israeli and a Palestinian at a dinner party. 9min

California

Dick, Dick and Jane

A surreal internal narrative that questions existence by answering the question ‘What do you want to be? Is this really a movie? Or could it be your brain’s way of telling you that you don’t exist? 6min

Documentary

5min

Mari Jacobson, 16

California

An Occurrence at Chihuahua City

San Francisco Bay Area youth search for the history that has ‘no name’ in schools. In a world where queer history is erased, what will they discover? 31min

Short

Kevin Stewart, 21

California

California

30

The story of a not-so-normal family living a healthy, happy life.

31

In 1913, the famous literary figure Ambrose Bierce traveled to Mexico to join the forces of Pancho Villa. A year later he disappeared without a trace. The film depicts at fictionalized account of what happened to him. 15min

ELECTIC PROGRAM 3

NFFTY FAMILY CINEMA

The Night in Question

Short

Zelda Wengrod, 12

California

The Amazing Adventure of Sarah Waters Short

A gum-chewing, Chandler-reading private eye must solve the mystery of why the children keep disappearing. What has them under a spell? 4min

ECLECTIC PROGRAM 3 Imagine a world in which our unborn children control our romantic destiny. Or what if Sun 2:30pm – 4:00pm SIFF the Israeli-Palestinian conflict played itself out on a smaller scale over a plate of hotly contested hummus at a dinner party? Or what if you could induce lucid dreaming to Cinema overcome guilt caused by the death of a loved one? These are just 3 of the themes explored as part of Eclectic Program 3!

X to Y

A girl acquires a special power and uses it to help others. But her good deeds don’t always yield the results she hopes for and she must make amends. 11min

Short

Matt Sobel, 20

California

Danielle Strassman, 14

With 6.6 billion people on earth, how do the right two find each other? Imagine a world in which our unborn children control our romantic destiny. 25min

California

ECLECTIC PROGRAM 2

Sun 1:00pm – 2:30pm JBL Theater at EMP|SFM

ELECTIC PROGRAM 2

Rebuilding Music Video

Alarm Bell City

Still can’t decide what to see? Eclectic Programs offer a collection of different film genres and stories. From an experimental post 9/11 music video, to a documentary on the search for queer history, this collection of films is sure to entertain and educate.

Music Video

Jesse Harris, 22

Washington

Finding Atlas

A post 9/11 music video that tries to present the events in fragments, which then represent a greater whole. 3min

Short

Jade Warpenburg, 21

Laurel Tincher, 20

Washington

Another Man’s Shoes

California

One decision. Three lives. 16min

Domestic Disturbance

Short

Documentary

Royce Gorsuch, 20

A man takes on the weight of the world to lift the burden from the shoulders of a woman stuck in an asylum because she believes she is the mythological Atlas. 6min

This is the story of one family’s struggle with a member’s clinical problem. 5min

Justin Amorratanasuchad, 18; Lilah Horwitz, 18

Montana

Change: Today, Tomorrow, Always

Music video for Seattle band, The Apple War. A young girl trapped in her dream must find her alarm bell to escape the monster and wake up. 4min

Washington Care

A film about how the changes in three young girls’ families have influenced their personal lives. 6min

Short

Do you ever feel invisible? Sometimes all you need is someone who cares. 2min

Romina D’Allesandro, 16

Short | Anna Baker, 14; Savannah Slone, 12; Hannah T. Vickers , 14

California

Washington The Beholder Short

Roxanne Teti, 20

California

About A Clown Short

Bridget Rafferty, 22

Maryland

Soliloquy

Experimental

Olivia Motley, 15

Alabama

Don’t Erase My History Documentary

Kim Chatham,17; Isabel Malonzo, 22; Teilyn Thompson, 17; Milcah Orbacedo, 18; Kelsey Thomas, 18; Jonathan Cabusao, 17; Jazmine Wong, 14; Tarryn Cooper, 17; Ashley Schwartz-Earp, 16

Mariah

An anorexic teenager discovers a loss of individuality when she realizes the face in the mirror is literally not her own.

6min

A dedicated clown is fired from his job and he must learn to use his unique skills in a regular office setting among “normal” people. 14min

Short

A young girl induces lucid dreaming to overcome the guilt caused by the accidental death of a loved one. 15min

Justin Dillard, 20

New York

Conflict in the Middle Table Short

Michael Diamant, 16; Michael Stampler, 16

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict plays itself out on a smaller scale as a plate of hotly contested hummus is placed between an Israeli and a Palestinian at a dinner party. 9min

California

Dick, Dick and Jane

A surreal internal narrative that questions existence by answering the question ‘What do you want to be? Is this really a movie? Or could it be your brain’s way of telling you that you don’t exist? 6min

Documentary

5min

Mari Jacobson, 16

California

An Occurrence at Chihuahua City

San Francisco Bay Area youth search for the history that has ‘no name’ in schools. In a world where queer history is erased, what will they discover? 31min

Short

Kevin Stewart, 21

California

California

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The story of a not-so-normal family living a healthy, happy life.

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In 1913, the famous literary figure Ambrose Bierce traveled to Mexico to join the forces of Pancho Villa. A year later he disappeared without a trace. The film depicts at fictionalized account of what happened to him. 15min

ELECTIC PROGRAM 3

NFFTY FAMILY CINEMA

The Night in Question

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Sun 3:00pm – 4:30pm JBL Theater at EMP|SFM

Surfing 50 States International

Stefan Hunt, 21

Australia

Arnold and the Alps Feature

Drew Mylrea, 22

California

GRIND & GLORY: FROM THE STREETS TO THE STAGE

Sun 4:45pm – 6:30pm SIFF Cinema

Two very different yet extremely compelling films shown together. One is a short narrative about a young man who drops everything to pursue his passion of ice climbing and is met with unforeseen obstacles that challenge his physical and mental endurance. The other is a hilarious travel documentary in which two Australian friends find a wacky way of surfing in all 50 States of the USA, whilst celebrating the diverse American culture.

A travel documentary in which two Australian friends find a wacky way of surfing in all 50 States of the USA, whilst celebrating the diverse American culture. 62min

Arnold drops everything to pursue his passion of ice climbing and is met with unforeseen obstacles that challenge his physical and mental endurance. 40min

Five young rappers pursue the elusive dream of becoming a hip-hop star. Deeply inspiring, the film explores the lives of these young hip-hop hopefuls as they battle their environments and each other.

GRIND & GLORY

Keith Morikawa, 22 California 80 min.

CLOSING NIGHT FILM: THE REUNION OF AMILIA MARBLEBERRY AND MARCY STILLS

Marcy Stills, a college student suffering from OCD, finds her life dramatically interrupted when her childhood best friend appears on her doorstep seeking to fix their relationship after ten years apart. This funny, brilliantly acted drama is a triumph of youth filmmaking.

THE REUNION

Sun 7:00pm – 8:15pm SIFF Cinema

Michael Tucker, 22 California 45 min.

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THE GREAT OUTDOORS

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Sun 3:00pm – 4:30pm JBL Theater at EMP|SFM

Surfing 50 States International

Stefan Hunt, 21

Australia

Arnold and the Alps Feature

Drew Mylrea, 22

California

GRIND & GLORY: FROM THE STREETS TO THE STAGE

Sun 4:45pm – 6:30pm SIFF Cinema

Two very different yet extremely compelling films shown together. One is a short narrative about a young man who drops everything to pursue his passion of ice climbing and is met with unforeseen obstacles that challenge his physical and mental endurance. The other is a hilarious travel documentary in which two Australian friends find a wacky way of surfing in all 50 States of the USA, whilst celebrating the diverse American culture.

A travel documentary in which two Australian friends find a wacky way of surfing in all 50 States of the USA, whilst celebrating the diverse American culture. 62min

Arnold drops everything to pursue his passion of ice climbing and is met with unforeseen obstacles that challenge his physical and mental endurance. 40min

Five young rappers pursue the elusive dream of becoming a hip-hop star. Deeply inspiring, the film explores the lives of these young hip-hop hopefuls as they battle their environments and each other.

GRIND & GLORY

Keith Morikawa, 22 California 80 min.

CLOSING NIGHT FILM: THE REUNION OF AMILIA MARBLEBERRY AND MARCY STILLS

Marcy Stills, a college student suffering from OCD, finds her life dramatically interrupted when her childhood best friend appears on her doorstep seeking to fix their relationship after ten years apart. This funny, brilliantly acted drama is a triumph of youth filmmaking.

THE REUNION

Sun 7:00pm – 8:15pm SIFF Cinema

Michael Tucker, 22 California 45 min.

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NFFTY TEAM Executive Director Jesse Harris Director of Communications Stacey Sanner Director of Festival Operations Jacob Leander Director of Development – Los Angeles Lilly Lee Business Management Kathy Reichgerdt Print and Web Designer Dan Harrill Event Management Tokita Bethune, Inc. Brad Bethune, Principal Karen Tokita, Principal Caroline Atterberry, Event Manager Festival Photographer Bobby Bonsey Volunteer Coordinator Mandi Tealdi NFFTY Earth Team Jocelyn R.C. Nathalie Con Mallory Jackson Sonika Ung International Programming Coordinator Cyntia Feldman Marketing Intern Emily Deering

VERY SPECIAL THANKS: Lilly Lee & John Maatta Becky Thomas Bud Harrington Todd Girouard Jim Wilgus Scott Cummins Frank Harris Amy Dee Lindsey Johnson Ruthann Taylor James Keblas Chris Swenson Rachel White Kene G Tony Sorenson Rebecca McQuigg The Intelligence Group CAA The CW Network NFFTY commercial crew

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Matt Lawrence Paul Allen Nancy Pappas Barnhart John Welch Deborah Person Rich Hobby Maggie Skinner Janine Logsdon Kate Jaffe Holden Payne Randy Allmon Jessica Toon Cal Ledbetter Aubrey Scheffel Dustin Kaspar Ruby Tarabochia All our sponsors All our donors All our volunteers You!

NFFTY IS A PROJECT OF THE TALENTED YOUTH Board of Directors Jesse Harris – President Jocelyn R.C. - Vice-President Niki Amarantides – Secretary Kathy Reichgerdt – Treasurer Bud Harrington Nathan Wright Bonnie Fallahi Jacob Leander Kyle Seago

Advisory Board Nicholas de Wolff - Chair - Creative Executive, co-founder Producers Guild of America New Media Council John Maatta - Vice Chair - Chief Operating Officer, The CW Network Mickey Cottrell - Publicist and Producer Jeff Davidson - Film Producer, and former COO, Honeyshed Arnaud Duteil - Media and Entertainment Consultant Tim Gibbons - Executive Producer, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, HBO Sandra J. Ruch – Filmmaker; Advisor to US Department of State, American Documentary Showcase; and former Executive Director of the International Documentary Association

2009 FESTIVAL JURY: Abby Dylan Barbara Brown Bogdan Darev Dan Gildark Dave Nugent Elizabeth Heile Fidelma McGinn Gerard Parr James Keblas Lacy Leavitt Lee Gillentine Lucien Flynn Mary Trimarco Megan Griffiths Nicholas Gyeney Rob LeBlanc Ron Leamon

Ruth Hayes Steve Edmiston Valerie Mamches Virginia Bogert Warren Etheredge Will Chase

NFFTY TEAM Executive Director Jesse Harris Director of Communications Stacey Sanner Director of Festival Operations Jacob Leander Director of Development – Los Angeles Lilly Lee Business Management Kathy Reichgerdt Print and Web Designer Dan Harrill Event Management Tokita Bethune, Inc. Brad Bethune, Principal Karen Tokita, Principal Caroline Atterberry, Event Manager Festival Photographer Bobby Bonsey Volunteer Coordinator Mandi Tealdi NFFTY Earth Team Jocelyn R.C. Nathalie Con Mallory Jackson Sonika Ung International Programming Coordinator Cyntia Feldman Marketing Intern Emily Deering

VERY SPECIAL THANKS: Lilly Lee & John Maatta Becky Thomas Bud Harrington Todd Girouard Jim Wilgus Scott Cummins Frank Harris Amy Dee Lindsey Johnson Ruthann Taylor James Keblas Chris Swenson Rachel White Kene G Tony Sorenson Rebecca McQuigg The Intelligence Group CAA The CW Network NFFTY commercial crew

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Matt Lawrence Paul Allen Nancy Pappas Barnhart John Welch Deborah Person Rich Hobby Maggie Skinner Janine Logsdon Kate Jaffe Holden Payne Randy Allmon Jessica Toon Cal Ledbetter Aubrey Scheffel Dustin Kaspar Ruby Tarabochia All our sponsors All our donors All our volunteers You!

NFFTY IS A PROJECT OF THE TALENTED YOUTH Board of Directors Jesse Harris – President Jocelyn R.C. - Vice-President Niki Amarantides – Secretary Kathy Reichgerdt – Treasurer Bud Harrington Nathan Wright Bonnie Fallahi Jacob Leander Kyle Seago

Advisory Board Nicholas de Wolff - Chair - Creative Executive, co-founder Producers Guild of America New Media Council John Maatta - Vice Chair - Chief Operating Officer, The CW Network Mickey Cottrell - Publicist and Producer Jeff Davidson - Film Producer, and former COO, Honeyshed Arnaud Duteil - Media and Entertainment Consultant Tim Gibbons - Executive Producer, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, HBO Sandra J. Ruch – Filmmaker; Advisor to US Department of State, American Documentary Showcase; and former Executive Director of the International Documentary Association

2009 FESTIVAL JURY: Abby Dylan Barbara Brown Bogdan Darev Dan Gildark Dave Nugent Elizabeth Heile Fidelma McGinn Gerard Parr James Keblas Lacy Leavitt Lee Gillentine Lucien Flynn Mary Trimarco Megan Griffiths Nicholas Gyeney Rob LeBlanc Ron Leamon

Ruth Hayes Steve Edmiston Valerie Mamches Virginia Bogert Warren Etheredge Will Chase

Congratulations

NFFTY

Congratulations

NFFTY

SUPPORT NFFT Y & THE TALENTED YOUTH

FRIDAY, JUN. 26 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm

ALL AGES PARTY @ EMP|SFM

The Talented Youth is the Seattle-based 501(c)(3) socially responsible arts organization behind NFFTY and other young filmmaker and artist programming.

Music & Dance Party in

Sky Church

We consider ourselves to be very fortunate to have corporate and foundation support, but we also rely on individual donations to meet our annual budget to produce NFFTY and the other programs of The Talented Youth. Your donation insures that we will continue to entertain and enlighten thousands and thousands of people across the world and showcase the talents of the next generation of filmmakers.

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What I did not anticipate was NFFTY to give me hope and confidence not only as a filmmaker, but as a person. It was an invaluable experience that I’m sure was felt by all young filmmakers involved.�

-Molly Grant-Leanna, 17, Release, NFFTY ‘08 “NFFTY was the most important weekend of my life. Having your film selected to be part of NFFTY’s incredible selection of mature, sophisticated, exciting, funny and dynamic films is liberating and empowering like no other. The only greater thing is getting to bond with the wonderful like-minded young people who made those very films!�

-Gene Kim, 18, Touch the Stars, NFFTY ‘08 “Amazing. Every part of this weekend was amazing.�

-Erica Sterne, 20, Father Time, NFFTY ‘08 “When I got back home from NFFTY, everyone I talked to asked me why I’ve been smiling all day... then I tell them.�

-Kevin Klauber, 21, Memorium, NFFTY ‘08

Donations can be made during NFFTY in the envelopes, online at NFFTY.org or by mailing a check to: The Talented Youth, PO Box 20820 Seattle, WA 98102 41

SUPPORT NFFT Y & THE TALENTED YOUTH

FRIDAY, JUN. 26 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm

ALL AGES PARTY @ EMP|SFM

The Talented Youth is the Seattle-based 501(c)(3) socially responsible arts organization behind NFFTY and other young filmmaker and artist programming.

Music & Dance Party in

Sky Church

We consider ourselves to be very fortunate to have corporate and foundation support, but we also rely on individual donations to meet our annual budget to produce NFFTY and the other programs of The Talented Youth. Your donation insures that we will continue to entertain and enlighten thousands and thousands of people across the world and showcase the talents of the next generation of filmmakers.

PLUS Youth-Made Films #HECK OUT %-0 GALLERIES 0LAY MUSIC IN 3OUND ,AB $OORS PM &ILMS PM -USIC PM !DVANCE BROWNPAPERTICKETS ORG $OOR MYSPACE COM EMPAFTERHOURS &ACEBOOK GROUP !FTER (OURS

HEAR WHAT A FEW FILMMAKERS FROM NFFT Y 08 HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE FESTIVAL:

%-0\3& TH !VENUE .ORTH 3EATTLE

“When I entered NFFTY, I was a young girl from Omaha, Nebraska where the idea of working in the film industry was impractical. I entered the festival with a dream, but with no expectations.

What I did not anticipate was NFFTY to give me hope and confidence not only as a filmmaker, but as a person. It was an invaluable experience that I’m sure was felt by all young filmmakers involved.�

-Molly Grant-Leanna, 17, Release, NFFTY ‘08 “NFFTY was the most important weekend of my life. Having your film selected to be part of NFFTY’s incredible selection of mature, sophisticated, exciting, funny and dynamic films is liberating and empowering like no other. The only greater thing is getting to bond with the wonderful like-minded young people who made those very films!�

-Gene Kim, 18, Touch the Stars, NFFTY ‘08 “Amazing. Every part of this weekend was amazing.�

-Erica Sterne, 20, Father Time, NFFTY ‘08 “When I got back home from NFFTY, everyone I talked to asked me why I’ve been smiling all day... then I tell them.�

-Kevin Klauber, 21, Memorium, NFFTY ‘08

Donations can be made during NFFTY in the envelopes, online at NFFTY.org or by mailing a check to: The Talented Youth, PO Box 20820 Seattle, WA 98102 41

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FRIDAY

Presented by Volvo Cars of North America 7:30pm - midnight

Opening Night Gala

CINERAMA

8:30pm-9:00pm - FREE

Awards Ceremony

7:00pm – 8:15pm

Closing Night Film: The Reunion of Amilia Marbleberry and Marcy Stills

4:45pm – 6:30pm

Grind & Glory: From the Streets to the Stage

2:30pm – 4:00pm

Eclectic Program 3

12:45pm – 2:00pm

NFFTY Family Cinema

10:00am – 12:00pm

Northwest Scene

10:45pm – 1:00am

NFFTY Late Night: Horror, Action, Teen Angst, Love and Seduction

8:30pm – 10:30pm

Centerpiece Film: Perfect Sport

6:30pm – 8:00pm

NFFTY Earth Showcase

5:00pm – 6:00pm - FREE

TakePart Film Showcase

3:00pm – 4:30pm

The Great Outdoors

1:00pm – 2:30pm

Eclectic Program 2

11:00am – 12:30pm

PANEL: The Creative Team

3:00pm – 4:30pm

PANEL: “What’s Left to SAY?” The Social Value of Filmmaking

Eclectic Program 1

3:00pm – 4:30pm

Beyond our Borders: International Showcase 1:30pm – 2:45pm

Through a Dark Wood

11:00am – 12:30pm

PANEL: The Filmmaker as Dealmaker

EMP|SFM JBL THEATER

3:00pm – 4:30pm

PANEL: The Sound of the Story The Power of Music in Film

12:30pm – 2:30pm

Real Life: Documentary Showcase

EMP|SFM LEARNING LAB

PLANET ILLOGICA LOUNGE Saturday & Sunday 10:00am – 5:00pm Inside EMP|SFM

MULTI-DAY:

PLANET ILLOGICA LOUNGE Saturday & Sunday 10:00am – 5:00pm Inside EMP|SFM

MULTI-DAY:

EMP|SFM LOUNGE

12:30pm – 2:30pm

NFFTY Earth Concert

VERA PROJECT

FOR PROGRAM DETAILS & TICKETS, GO TO WWW.NFFTY.ORG

1:00pm – 2:30pm

11:30am – 1:00pm

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FRIDAY

Presented by Volvo Cars of North America 7:30pm - midnight

Opening Night Gala

CINERAMA

8:30pm-9:00pm - FREE

Awards Ceremony

7:00pm – 8:15pm

Closing Night Film: The Reunion of Amilia Marbleberry and Marcy Stills

4:45pm – 6:30pm

Grind & Glory: From the Streets to the Stage

2:30pm – 4:00pm

Eclectic Program 3

12:45pm – 2:00pm

NFFTY Family Cinema

10:00am – 12:00pm

Northwest Scene

10:45pm – 1:00am

NFFTY Late Night: Horror, Action, Teen Angst, Love and Seduction

8:30pm – 10:30pm

Centerpiece Film: Perfect Sport

6:30pm – 8:00pm

NFFTY Earth Showcase

5:00pm – 6:00pm - FREE

TakePart Film Showcase

3:00pm – 4:30pm

The Great Outdoors

1:00pm – 2:30pm

Eclectic Program 2

11:00am – 12:30pm

PANEL: The Creative Team

3:00pm – 4:30pm

PANEL: “What’s Left to SAY?” The Social Value of Filmmaking

Eclectic Program 1

3:00pm – 4:30pm

Beyond our Borders: International Showcase 1:30pm – 2:45pm

Through a Dark Wood

11:00am – 12:30pm

PANEL: The Filmmaker as Dealmaker

EMP|SFM JBL THEATER

3:00pm – 4:30pm

PANEL: The Sound of the Story The Power of Music in Film

12:30pm – 2:30pm

Real Life: Documentary Showcase

EMP|SFM LEARNING LAB

PLANET ILLOGICA LOUNGE Saturday & Sunday 10:00am – 5:00pm Inside EMP|SFM

MULTI-DAY:

PLANET ILLOGICA LOUNGE Saturday & Sunday 10:00am – 5:00pm Inside EMP|SFM

MULTI-DAY:

EMP|SFM LOUNGE

12:30pm – 2:30pm

NFFTY Earth Concert

VERA PROJECT

FOR PROGRAM DETAILS & TICKETS, GO TO WWW.NFFTY.ORG

1:00pm – 2:30pm

11:30am – 1:00pm

Animation!

SIFF CINEMA

NFFTY 2009 PROGRAMS APRIL 24

1.800.544.0739 • www.graylineofseattle.com

APRIL 25

It’s easy to book a tour.

Give us a call or visit us online.

We also offer convenient & affordable transportation between downtown Seattle & Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with our Downtown Airporter coach.

SATURDAY

You can trust Gray Line of Seattle for your Pacific Northwest experience because we’re the local experts! From hour-long urban adventures to multi-day out-of-town excursions, Gray Line of Seattle offers a wide variety of activities to make your Pacific Northwest vacation a memorable one.

APRIL 26

Five-star EnviroStars Business

SUNDAY

CITY TOURS • DOUBLE DECKER • MT. RAINIER • DAY CRUISES